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- LGD code
- 591309
- Pincode
- 523279
- Post office
- Uppalapadu (K)
- Population
- 3,312
- Households
- 810
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,784
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 148 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 258 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tanguturu · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kondapi · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vennuru compares
By population, Vennuru ranks #5 of 22 villages in Kondapi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+6.5% vs mandal average
- Vennuru
- 61.5%
- Kondapi mandal
- 55.0%
- Prakasam district
- 56.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
+18 vs mandal average
- Vennuru
- 1,022
- Kondapi mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Vennuru
- 4.1
- Kondapi mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vennuru at a glance
Vennuru is a village of 3,312 people in 810 households (Census 2011) in Kondapi mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 22 villages in Kondapi mandal. Literacy is 62%, 7 points above the mandal average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Prakasam district centre, 14 km from Gangavaram, the nearest town, 13 km from Tanguturu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523279, served by Uppalapadu (K) post office; the LGD village code is 591309. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kondapi, 7 km away. The village votes in Kondapi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy. The population is estimated at 3,607 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vennuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vennuru · this village | 3,312 | 62% | — |
| China Venkana Palem · Kondapi | 970 | 63% | 1.1 km E |
| Chodavaram · Kondapi | 1,638 | 60% | 1.1 km NW |
| K.Uppalapadu · Kondapi | 2,968 | 65% | 3 km E |
| Muppavaram · Kondapi | 3,406 | 63% | 3.3 km NW |
| Ponduru · Tangutur | 3,746 | 56% | 4 km N |
| M.Nidamalur · Tangutur | 3,847 | 65% | 4.4 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vennuru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ONGOLE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VENNURU, KATTUBADIPALEM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,545
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 158
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vennuru
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Key facts — Vennuru
- LGD code
- 591309
- Pincode
- 523279
- Post office
- Uppalapadu (K)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,312
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,607
- Households
- 810
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Coordinates
- 15.37876°N, 79.91621°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ongole
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kondapi
- Member of Parliament
- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy
- Block / Mandal
- Kondapi
Getting there
How to reach Vennuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati148 kmcapital
- Chennai258 km
- Hyderabad270 km
- Bengaluru366 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTanguturu13 km
- Bus stopLakshmakka Palem Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kondapi7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India18 km
- Petrol pumpHP7 km
- CollegeGovernment Medical College18 km
- Police stationUlavapadu Railway Police Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vennuru
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523279
Villages near Vennuru
Other villages in Kondapi mandal
View all 21 →- Kondapi
- Petluru
- Muppavaram
- Kondapi Gadiyaram Vari Khandrika
- Ilavera
- K.Uppalapadu
- Pedakandlagunta
- Peridepi
- Anakarlapudi
- Mugachintala
- Chinakandla Gunta
- Nennurupadu
- Chodavaram
- Gurrappadia
- China Venkana Palem
- C G Anantha Bhotla Vari Khandrika
- C G Chamarthivarikhandrika
- C G Mamidalavarikhandrika
- G Dharbakulavarikhandrika
- Petlurukurugantivarikhandrika
- Petlurumocharlavari Khandrika
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)