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About Penubaka Village

Penubaka is a large village in Rajam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,280, made up of 1,616 males and 1,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penubaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penubaka village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Rajam
Pincode 532127
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 3,280
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penubaka compares

By the 2011 count Penubaka is the 4th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Penubaka

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

Penubaka lies about 30 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 7.6 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 Penubaka
Tehsil headquarters Rajam 4.0 km
Nearest town Rāzām 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 7.6 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 30 km

Villages closest to Penubaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penubaka village had a population of 3,280. That makes it the 4th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Penubaka village has 1,616 males and 1,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penubaka has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Penubaka covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Penubaka falls under Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penubaka is Sigadam, about 7.6 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 village for Penubaka.

Penubaka is about 30 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penubaka is in Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Rajam is about 4.0 km away. Rāzām is about 4.0 km away. Sigadam is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Syampuram (1.5 km), Boddam (1.6 km) and Kotaripuram (1.9 km).

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

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