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About Peddakalva Village

Peddakalva is a large village in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,673, made up of 1,347 males and 1,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peddakalva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peddakalva village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gangadhara Nellore
Pincode 517125
Area (hectares) 490 hectares
Population 2,673
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peddakalva compares

By the 2011 count Peddakalva is the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Peddakalva

Peddakalva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peddakalva as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peddakalva from other places

Peddakalva lies about under 2 km from Gangadhara Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Chittoor, about 7.3 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 Peddakalva
Tehsil headquarters Gangadhara Nellore under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chittoor 7.3 km

Villages closest to Peddakalva

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangadhara Nellore 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 Peddakalva

As per the Census of India 2011, Peddakalva village had a population of 2,673. That makes it the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents.

Peddakalva village has 1,347 males and 1,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peddakalva has about 984 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Peddakalva is 517125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peddakalva covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peddakalva falls under Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peddakalva is Chittoor, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Peddakalva.

Peddakalva is about under 2 km from Gangadhara Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peddakalva is in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district. Gangadhara Nellore is about under 2 km away. Chittoor is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velkur (under 2 km), Gangadharanellore (1.5 km) and Nallarallapalle (1.8 km).

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

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