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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 595772
- Pincode
- 517520
- Post office
- Renigunta
- Population
- 1,128
- Households
- 296
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Sex ratio
- 922 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 448
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 347 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 98 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pudi · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Padmavati Medical College And Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Athuru compares
By population, Athuru ranks #14 of 31 villages in Renigunta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.1%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Athuru
- 64.1%
- Renigunta mandal
- 63.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−61 vs mandal average
- Athuru
- 922
- Renigunta mandal
- 983
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Athuru
- 3.8
- Renigunta mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Athuru at a glance
Athuru is a village of 1,128 people in 296 households (Census 2011) in Renigunta mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 31 villages in Renigunta mandal. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the mandal average of 64% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Tirupati district centre, 14 km from Akkarampalle (Ct), the nearest town, 4 km from Pudi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517520, served by Renigunta post office; the LGD village code is 595772. The nearest hospital or health centre is Padmavati Medical College And Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Srikalahasti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Venkata Sudhir Reddy Bojjala. The population is estimated at 1,228 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Athuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athuru · this village | 1,128 | 64% | — |
| Ammavaripatteda · Renigunta | 481 | 58% | 0.7 km S |
| Gajulamandyam · Renigunta | 5,042 | 70% | 2 km N |
| T.C.Agraharam · Vadamalapet | 1,425 | 59% | 2 km E |
| Molagamudi · Renigunta | 548 | 64% | 2.4 km SW |
| Kadirimangalam · Vadamalapet | 699 | 67% | 2.6 km S |
| Krishnaiah Kalva · Renigunta | 213 | 50% | 2.6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Athuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TIRUPATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 92
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ATHURU
- Total area (ha)
- 2,669
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 188.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 2,109.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Athuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Athuru
- LGD code
- 595772
- Pincode
- 517520
- Post office
- Renigunta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,128
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,228
- Households
- 296
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 922
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Coordinates
- 13.58333°N, 79.52668°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tirupati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srikalahasti
- Member of Parliament
- Maddila Gurumoorthy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Venkata Sudhir Reddy Bojjala
- Block / Mandal
- Renigunta
Getting there
How to reach Athuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati347 kmcapital
- Chennai98 km
- Bengaluru220 km
- Hyderabad437 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPudi4 km
- Bus stopVadamalpeta Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCPadmavati Medical College And Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil2 km
- CollegeS.V.Govt.Polytechnic College14 km
- Police stationHighway Patrol7 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 517520
- Karakambadi (Rural)Renigunta mandal10,504 pop
- GajulamandyamRenigunta mandal5,042 pop
- KothapalemRenigunta mandal4,555 pop
- Thukivakam (Rural)Renigunta mandal3,864 pop
- R. MallavaramRenigunta mandal3,836 pop
- SurappakasamRenigunta mandal2,970 pop
- YogimallvaramTirupati (Rural) mandal2,166 pop
- KrishnapuramRenigunta mandal1,994 pop
- KurukalvaRenigunta mandal1,585 pop
Villages near Athuru
Other villages in Renigunta mandal
View all 31 →- Karakambadi (Rural)
- Gajulamandyam
- Kothapalem
- Thukivakam (Rural)
- R. Mallavaram
- Surappakasam
- Krishnapuram
- Kurukalva
- Vedullacheruvu
- Elamandyam
- Venkatapuram
- Annasamipalle
- Renigunta Agraharam
- Erramareddipalem
- Thandlam
- Mamandur
- Srinivasaudasipuram
- Molagamudi
- Jeepalem
- Nallapalem
- Ammavaripatteda
- Thathaiah Kalva
- Kotramangalam
- Sanjeevarayanipatteda
- Balupalle
- Dharmapuram Khandriga
- Krishnaiah Kalva
- Adusupalem
- Erragunta
- Anagunta
- Renigunta (Ct)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)