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About Pekeru Village

Pekeru is a large village in Pamarru tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,557, made up of 1,304 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pekeru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekeru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Pamarru
Pincode 533263
Area (hectares) 756 hectares
Population 2,557
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pekeru compares

By the 2011 count Pekeru is the 15th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 756 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Pekeru

Pekeru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pekeru 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 Pekeru from other places

Pekeru lies about 26 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kunduru, about 6.8 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 Pekeru
Nearest railway station Kunduru 6.8 km
Nearest town Yanam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pamarru 26 km
District headquarters East Godavari 26 km

Villages closest to Pekeru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekeru village had a population of 2,557. That makes it the 15th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Pekeru village has 1,304 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekeru has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Pekeru is 533263. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pekeru covers 756 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pekeru falls under Pamarru tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pekeru is Kunduru, about 6.8 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 Pekeru.

Pekeru is about 26 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pekeru is in Pamarru tehsil of East Godavari district. Kunduru is about 6.8 km away. Yanam is about 10 km away. Pamarru is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudigalla Bhaga (1.6 km), Balantharam (1.6 km) and Kudupuru (2.1 km).

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

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