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About Piruvada Village

Piruvada is a mid sized village in Polaki tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 487 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piruvada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piruvada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Polaki
Pincode 532421
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 487
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piruvada compares

By the 2011 count Piruvada is the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Piruvada

Piruvada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piruvada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Piruvada from other places

Piruvada lies about 25 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 5.5 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 Piruvada
Nearest town Narasannapeta 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Tilaru 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polaki 6.0 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 25 km

Villages closest to Piruvada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piruvada village had a population of 966. That makes it the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Piruvada village has 487 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piruvada has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Piruvada is 532421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piruvada covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piruvada falls under Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piruvada is Tilaru, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Piruvada.

Piruvada 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.

Piruvada is in Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district. Narasannapeta is about 5.4 km away. Tilaru is about 5.5 km away. Polaki is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yetlabasivalasa (under 2 km), Kondakothapeta (1.5 km) and Vodhipadu (1.6 km).

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

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