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About Penta Village

Penta is a large village in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,229, made up of 1,123 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ganguvarisigadam
Pincode 532127
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 2,229
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penta compares

By the 2011 count Penta is the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Penta

Penta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Penta 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Penta from other places

Penta lies about 24 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 7.7 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 Penta
Tehsil headquarters Ganguvarisigadam 5.4 km
Nearest town Rāzām 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 7.7 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 24 km

Villages closest to Penta

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 Penta

As per the Census of India 2011, Penta village had a population of 2,229. That makes it the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Penta village has 1,123 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penta has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Penta is 532127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penta covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Penta is Sigadam, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Penta.

Penta is about 24 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penta is in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Ganguvarisigadam is about 5.4 km away. Rāzām is about 5.9 km away. Sigadam is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagulavalasa (under 2 km), Marrivalasa (1.6 km) and Nakkapeta (2.2 km).

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

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