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About Pedavaram Village

Pedavaram is a large village in Nandigama tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,466, made up of 2,254 males and 2,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Nandigama
Pincode 521185
Area (hectares) 2255 hectares
Population 4,466
Male Population 2,254
Female Population 2,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedavaram compares

By the 2011 count Pedavaram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents. Its 2255 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pedavaram

Pedavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pedavaram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pedavaram from other places

Pedavaram lies about 122 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Jaggayyapeta Town, 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 Pedavaram
Tehsil headquarters Nandigama 12 km
Nearest town Nandigāma 12 km
Nearest railway station Jaggayyapeta Town 15 km
District headquarters Krishna 122 km

Villages closest to Pedavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedavaram village had a population of 4,466. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents.

Pedavaram village has 2,254 males and 2,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedavaram has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pedavaram is 521185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedavaram covers 2255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pedavaram falls under Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedavaram is Jaggayyapeta Town, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pedavaram.

Pedavaram is about 122 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedavaram is in Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district. Nandigama is about 12 km away. Nandigāma is about 12 km away. Jaggayyapeta Town is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingalapadu (6.4 km), Thakkellapadu (6.5 km) and Konduru (7.3 km).

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

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