Skip to main content

About Penikeru Village

Penikeru is a large village in Alamuru tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,635, made up of 1,795 males and 1,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penikeru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penikeru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Alamuru
Pincode 533232
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 3,635
Male Population 1,795
Female Population 1,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Penikeru compares

By the 2011 count Penikeru is the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,935 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Penikeru

Penikeru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Penikeru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Penikeru from other places

Penikeru lies about 42 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kadiyam, about 13 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 Penikeru
Tehsil headquarters Alamuru 3.4 km
Nearest town Mandapeta 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kadiyam 13 km
District headquarters East Godavari 42 km

Villages closest to Penikeru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alamuru 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 Penikeru

As per the Census of India 2011, Penikeru village had a population of 3,635. That makes it the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,935 residents.

Penikeru village has 1,795 males and 1,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penikeru has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Penikeru is 533232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penikeru covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Penikeru falls under Alamuru tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penikeru is Kadiyam, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Penikeru.

Penikeru is about 42 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penikeru is in Alamuru tehsil of East Godavari district. Alamuru is about 3.4 km away. Mandapeta is about 8.1 km away. Kadiyam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalavacherla (under 2 km), Navabpeta (2.1 km) and Chintaluru (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.