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About Pentapadu Village

Pentapadu is a small village in Chillakur tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 172 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pentapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pentapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Chillakur
Pincode 524412
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 172
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pentapadu compares

By the 2011 count Pentapadu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Pentapadu

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

Pentapadu lies about 50 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Odur, about 7.2 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 Pentapadu
Tehsil headquarters Chillakur 3.7 km
Nearest town Gūdūr 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Odur 7.2 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 50 km

Villages closest to Pentapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pentapadu village had a population of 319. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents.

Pentapadu village has 172 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pentapadu has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Pentapadu is 524412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pentapadu covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pentapadu falls under Chillakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pentapadu is Odur, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pentapadu.

Pentapadu is about 50 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pentapadu is in Chillakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Chillakur is about 3.7 km away. Gūdūr is about 5.9 km away. Odur is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mutyalapadu (under 2 km), Chillakur (3.7 km) and Nelaballi (4.6 km).

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

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