About Pericherla Village

Pericherla is one of the larger villages in Medikonduru tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,563, made up of 8,617 males and 7,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1666 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pericherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pericherla village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Tehsil	Medikonduru
Pincode	522005
Area (hectares)	1666 hectares
Population	16,563
Male Population	8,617
Female Population	7,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pericherla compares

By the 2011 count Pericherla is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,012 residents. Its 1666 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pericherla

Pericherla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pericherla 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pericherla from other places

Pericherla lies about 12 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Perecherla, about 2.0 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 Pericherla
Nearest railway station	Perecherla	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Medikonduru	12 km
District headquarters	Guntur	12 km

Villages closest to Pericherla

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

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Common questions about Pericherla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pericherla village had a population of 16,563. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,012 residents.

Pericherla village has 8,617 males and 7,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pericherla has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pericherla is 522005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pericherla covers 1666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pericherla falls under Medikonduru tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pericherla is Perecherla, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pericherla is about 12 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pericherla is in Medikonduru tehsil of Guntur district. Perecherla is about 2.0 km away. Medikonduru is about 12 km away. Guntur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.