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About Penasam Village

Penasam is a mid sized village in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 538 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penasam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penasam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ganguvarisigadam
Pincode 532148
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 538
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Penasam compares

By the 2011 count Penasam is the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Penasam

Penasam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Penasam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Penasam from other places

Penasam lies about 23 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 3.9 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 Penasam
Nearest railway station Sigadam 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ganguvarisigadam 6.2 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 12 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 23 km

Villages closest to Penasam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penasam village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Penasam village has 538 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penasam has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Penasam is 532148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penasam covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penasam falls under Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penasam is Sigadam, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Penasam.

Penasam is about 23 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penasam is in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Sigadam is about 3.9 km away. Ganguvarisigadam is about 6.2 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seethubhimavaram (under 2 km), Gangannadora Palem (1.6 km) and Velagada (2.2 km).

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

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