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About Penikalapadu Village

Penikalapadu is a small village in Rampachodavaram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 41 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penikalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penikalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Rampachodavaram
Pincode 533285
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 41
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penikalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Penikalapadu is the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 403 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1161.

Getting to Penikalapadu

Penikalapadu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Penikalapadu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Penikalapadu from other places

Penikalapadu lies about 60 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Godavari, about 40 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 Penikalapadu
Tehsil headquarters Rampachodavaram 12 km
Nearest railway station Godavari 40 km
District headquarters East Godavari 60 km

Villages closest to Penikalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penikalapadu village had a population of 81. That makes it the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 403 residents.

Penikalapadu village has 41 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penikalapadu has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1161.

The pincode recorded for Penikalapadu is 533285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penikalapadu covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Penikalapadu falls under Rampachodavaram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penikalapadu is Godavari, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Penikalapadu.

Penikalapadu is about 60 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penikalapadu is in Rampachodavaram tehsil of East Godavari district. Rampachodavaram is about 12 km away. Godavari is about 40 km away. East Godavari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are B Ramannapalem (2.1 km), Dirisinapalle (2.7 km) and Gotlagudem (3.1 km).

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

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