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About Penchikalamarru Village

Penchikalamarru is a large village in Kaikalur tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,174 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penchikalamarru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penchikalamarru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kaikalur
Pincode 521340
Area (hectares) 768 hectares
Population 2,264
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Penchikalamarru compares

By the 2011 count Penchikalamarru is the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Penchikalamarru

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

Penchikalamarru lies about 49 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Alapadu, about 1.8 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 Penchikalamarru
Nearest railway station Alapadu 1.8 km
Nearest town Akivīdu 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaikalur 12 km
District headquarters Krishna 49 km

Villages closest to Penchikalamarru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penchikalamarru village had a population of 2,264. That makes it the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents.

Penchikalamarru village has 1,174 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penchikalamarru has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Penchikalamarru is 521340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penchikalamarru covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penchikalamarru falls under Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penchikalamarru is Alapadu, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Penchikalamarru.

Penchikalamarru is about 49 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penchikalamarru is in Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district. Alapadu is about 1.8 km away. Akivīdu is about 6.7 km away. Kaikalur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alapadu (under 2 km), Kottada (1.6 km) and Pallevada (3.2 km).

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

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