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About Padmapuram Village

Padmapuram is a small village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 201 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padmapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palakonda
Pincode 532440
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 201
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Padmapuram compares

By the 2011 count Padmapuram is the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Padmapuram

Padmapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padmapuram 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 Padmapuram from other places

Padmapuram lies about 42 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Kashinagar, about 30 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 Padmapuram
Tehsil headquarters Palakonda 5.3 km
Nearest town Pālkonda 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Kashinagar 30 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 42 km

Villages closest to Padmapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmapuram village had a population of 405. That makes it the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Padmapuram village has 201 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmapuram has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Padmapuram is 532440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padmapuram covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padmapuram falls under Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padmapuram is Kashinagar, about 30 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 Padmapuram.

Padmapuram is about 42 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padmapuram is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 5.3 km away. Pālkonda is about 5.3 km away. Kashinagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chintada (under 2 km), Vatapagu (under 2 km) and Bhasuru (under 2 km).

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

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