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- LGD code
- 589777
- Pincode
- 521122
- Post office
- Gandhikshetram
- Population
- 4,963
- Households
- 1,471
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Sex ratio
- 948 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,076
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 65 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 303 km
- Nearest railway station
- Repalle · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Karuna Nursing Home · 5 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
వేకనూరు ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Vekanuru ranks #2 of 7 villages in Avanigadda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.4%
−5.5% vs mandal average
- Vekanuru
- 65.4%
- Avanigadda mandal
- 70.9%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−7 vs mandal average
- Vekanuru
- 948
- Avanigadda mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
3.4
Same as the mandal average
- Vekanuru
- 3.4
- Avanigadda mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
వేకనూరు ఒక్క చూపులో
వేకనూరు ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్లోని కృష్ణా జిల్లా, Avanigadda మండలంలో 4,963 జనాభా 1,471 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Avanigadda మండలంలోని 7 గ్రామాలలో 2వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 65%, మండలం సగటు 71% కంటే 6 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 948 మహిళలు. ఇది కృష్ణా జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 38 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Avanigadda నుండి 4 కి.మీ, Repalle రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 11 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 521122, Gandhikshetram పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 589777. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Karuna Nursing Home, 5 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Avanigadda అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Buddhaprasad Mandali. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 5,405, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 9% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Vekanuru →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| వేకనూరు · ఈ గ్రామం | 4,963 | 65% | — |
| Aswaraopalem · Avanigadda | 2,187 | 65% | 3.2 కి.మీ NE |
| Edlanka · Avanigadda | 1,002 | 62% | 3.4 కి.మీ NW |
| Nagayalanka · Nagayalanka | 9,321 | 77% | 3.5 కి.మీ S |
| Nangegadda · Nagayalanka | 3,580 | 71% | 3.8 కి.మీ SE |
| Avanigadda · Avanigadda | 23,737 | 75% | 4.4 కి.మీ N |
| Modumudi · Avanigadda | 4,256 | 67% | 4.6 కి.మీ NE |
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- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
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- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · వేకనూరు
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 2
- 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
- 1
- 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
- REPALLE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VEKANURU&TUNGALAVARIPALEM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,524
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 923.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · వేకనూరు
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — వేకనూరు
- LGD code
- 589777
- Pincode
- 521122
- Post office
- Gandhikshetram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,963
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,405
- Households
- 1,471
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 948
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Coordinates
- 15.98051°N, 80.92257°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Avanigadda
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Buddhaprasad Mandali
- Block / Mandal
- Avanigadda
చేరుకోవడం
వేకనూరు ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Amaravati65 kmcapital
- Hyderabad303 km
- Chennai330 km
- Bengaluru490 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationRepalle11 km
- Bus stopNagayalanka Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCKaruna Nursing Home5 km
- ATM / bankGBI4 km
- Petrol pumpHP11 km
- CollegeMANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RO B ED D ED COLLAGE5 km
- Police stationArpet Police Station32 km
ఆరాధనా స్థలాలు · 5 కి.మీ లోపు
Temples & shrines near Vekanuru
6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
విద్య · 5 కి.మీ లోపు
Schools & colleges near Vekanuru
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓ST ANNS HIGH SCHOOLHigh school4.9 km ↗
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 521122
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Avanigadda మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 6 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)