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About Palugodu Village

Palugodu is a mid sized village in Dakkili tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 465 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palugodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palugodu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Dakkili
Pincode 524134
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 465
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palugodu compares

By the 2011 count Palugodu is the 17th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Palugodu

Palugodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palugodu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palugodu from other places

Palugodu lies about 66 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Nidigallu, about 10 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 Palugodu
Tehsil headquarters Dakkili 7.5 km
Nearest town Venkatagiri 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Nidigallu 10 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 66 km

Villages closest to Palugodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palugodu village had a population of 945. That makes it the 17th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Palugodu village has 465 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palugodu has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Palugodu is 524134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palugodu covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palugodu falls under Dakkili tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palugodu is Nidigallu, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palugodu.

Palugodu is about 66 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.

Palugodu is in Dakkili tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Dakkili is about 7.5 km away. Venkatagiri is about 9.0 km away. Nidigallu is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagavolu (under 2 km), Nagulapadu (1.6 km) and Thimmayapalem (1.6 km).

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

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