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About Peddadugam Village

Peddadugam is a mid sized village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 760 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532474, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peddadugam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peddadugam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532474
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 1,559
Male Population 760
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peddadugam compares

By the 2011 count Peddadugam is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Peddadugam

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

Peddadugam lies about 25 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 2.9 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 Peddadugam
Nearest railway station Tilaru 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 3.9 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 7.0 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 25 km

Villages closest to Peddadugam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peddadugam village had a population of 1,559. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Peddadugam village has 760 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peddadugam has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Peddadugam is 532474. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peddadugam covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peddadugam falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peddadugam is Tilaru, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance for Peddadugam.

Peddadugam is about 25 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peddadugam is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Tilaru is about 2.9 km away. Jalumuru is about 3.9 km away. Narasannapeta is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinadugam (under 2 km), Rana (under 2 km) and Basivada (2.0 km).

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

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