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About Duddebanda Village

Duddebanda is a large village in Penukonda tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,549, made up of 1,304 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duddebanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duddebanda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Penukonda
Pincode 515164
Area (hectares) 2731 hectares
Population 2,549
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Duddebanda compares

By the 2011 count Duddebanda is the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,461 residents. Its 2731 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Duddebanda

Duddebanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Duddebanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duddebanda from other places

Duddebanda lies about 55 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Makkajipalli, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Duddebanda
Nearest railway station Makkajipalli 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Penukonda 11 km
District headquarters Anantapur 55 km

Villages closest to Duddebanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Penukonda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Duddebanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Duddebanda village had a population of 2,549. That makes it the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,461 residents.

Duddebanda village has 1,304 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duddebanda has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Duddebanda is 515164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duddebanda covers 2731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Duddebanda falls under Penukonda tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duddebanda is Makkajipalli, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Duddebanda.

Duddebanda is about 55 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duddebanda is in Penukonda tehsil of Anantapur district. Makkajipalli is about 3.2 km away. Penukonda is about 11 km away. Anantapur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondipalle (2.2 km), Gutturu (3.4 km) and Munimadugu (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Duddebanda today is likely to be higher.

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