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About Penamakuru Village

Penamakuru is a large village in Thotlavalluru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,178 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penamakuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penamakuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Thotlavalluru
Pincode 521165
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 2,356
Male Population 1,178
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penamakuru compares

By the 2011 count Penamakuru is the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,415 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Penamakuru

Penamakuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Penamakuru as Available within village. 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 Penamakuru from other places

Penamakuru lies about 36 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Tarigoppula, about 18 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 Penamakuru
Nearest town Vuyyūru 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Thotlavalluru 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Tarigoppula 18 km
District headquarters Krishna 36 km

Villages closest to Penamakuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penamakuru village had a population of 2,356. That makes it the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,415 residents.

Penamakuru village has 1,178 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penamakuru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Penamakuru is 521165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penamakuru covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penamakuru falls under Thotlavalluru tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penamakuru is Tarigoppula, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Penamakuru.

Penamakuru is about 36 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penamakuru is in Thotlavalluru tehsil of Krishna district. Vuyyūru is about 4.8 km away. Thotlavalluru is about 5.4 km away. Tarigoppula is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakavalli (under 2 km), Chagantipadu (2.3 km) and Garikaparru (2.8 km).

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

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