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About Pedapatnam Village

Pedapatnam is a mid sized village in Machilipatnam tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,026 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1593 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedapatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedapatnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Machilipatnam
Pincode 521002
Area (hectares) 1593 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedapatnam compares

By the 2011 count Pedapatnam is the 16th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 1593 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Pedapatnam

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

Pedapatnam lies about 19 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Pedana, about 15 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 Pedapatnam
Nearest town Kanuru 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Pedana 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Machilipatnam 19 km
District headquarters Krishna 19 km

Villages closest to Pedapatnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedapatnam village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 16th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Pedapatnam village has 1,026 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedapatnam has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Pedapatnam is 521002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedapatnam covers 1593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pedapatnam falls under Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedapatnam is Pedana, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pedapatnam.

Pedapatnam is about 19 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedapatnam is in Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district. Kanuru is about 2.7 km away. Pedana is about 15 km away. Machilipatnam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanuru (2.7 km), Tallapalem (6.4 km) and Gokavaram (7.9 km).

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

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