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About Pedda Bodhanam Village

Pedda Bodhanam is a mid sized village in Chagalamarri tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 689 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedda Bodhanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedda Bodhanam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Chagalamarri
Pincode 518553
Area (hectares) 1559 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 689
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedda Bodhanam compares

By the 2011 count Pedda Bodhanam is the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,691 residents. Its 1559 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pedda Bodhanam

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

Pedda Bodhanam lies about 103 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Nossam, about 17 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 Pedda Bodhanam
Tehsil headquarters Chagalamarri 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Nossam 17 km
Nearest town Jammalamadugu 28 km
District headquarters Kurnool 103 km

Villages closest to Pedda Bodhanam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chagalamarri 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 Pedda Bodhanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedda Bodhanam village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,691 residents.

Pedda Bodhanam village has 689 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedda Bodhanam has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pedda Bodhanam is 518553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedda Bodhanam covers 1559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pedda Bodhanam falls under Chagalamarri tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedda Bodhanam is Nossam, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Pedda Bodhanam.

Pedda Bodhanam is about 103 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedda Bodhanam is in Chagalamarri tehsil of Kurnool district. Chagalamarri is about 9.7 km away. Nossam is about 17 km away. Jammalamadugu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinna Bodhanam (under 2 km), Rampalle (1.6 km) and Nelampadu (4.1 km).

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

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