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About Penuwalla Village

Penuwalla is a mid sized village in Katrenikona tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,919, made up of 963 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penuwalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penuwalla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Katrenikona
Pincode 533222
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,919
Male Population 963
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penuwalla compares

By the 2011 count Penuwalla is the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,344 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Penuwalla

Penuwalla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Penuwalla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Penuwalla from other places

Penuwalla lies about 21 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Velangi, 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 Penuwalla
Nearest railway station Velangi 7.3 km
Nearest town Rāmachandrapuram 10 km
District headquarters East Godavari 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Katrenikona 25 km

Villages closest to Penuwalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penuwalla village had a population of 1,919. That makes it the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,344 residents.

Penuwalla village has 963 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penuwalla has about 993 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Penuwalla is 533222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penuwalla covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Penuwalla falls under Katrenikona tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penuwalla is Velangi, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Penuwalla.

Penuwalla is about 21 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penuwalla is in Katrenikona tehsil of East Godavari district. Velangi is about 7.3 km away. Rāmachandrapuram is about 10 km away. East Godavari is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheyyeru (23 km), Kundaleswaram (23 km) and Nadavapalle (24 km).

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

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