# Tanuku, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 

# Tanuku

Tanuku is a sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **148,529 people**, 1 town and 8 villages (8 inhabited). The largest village is Velpuru (22,768 people).

- 148,529people (2011)
- 8villages
- 1town
- 81.8%literacy

## Population of Tanuku compared with West Godavari

■ Tanuku · ■ West Godavari district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**964

Working population ****38.1%**

**45.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tanuku

Of every 100 households in Tanuku in 2011, 97 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tanuku · ■ West Godavari district

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**29%

Tap water ****42%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**56%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****68%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****59%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Tanuku

- Tanuku77,962 people

## Largest villages in Tanuku

- Velpuru · 22,768 people
- Duvva · 13,596 people
- Pydiparru · 10,089 people
- Mandapaka · 8,454 people
- Tetali · 7,215 people
- Komaravaram · 3,474 people
- Muddapuram · 2,873 people
- Konala · 2,098 people

[All 8 villages in Tanuku →](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/tanuku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Tanuku?8 (8 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanuku in?West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
- What is the population of Tanuku?148,529 (Census 2011)