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About Peddaboddapadu Village

Peddaboddapadu is a small village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 212 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peddaboddapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peddaboddapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532220
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 212
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peddaboddapadu compares

By the 2011 count Peddaboddapadu is the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Peddaboddapadu

Peddaboddapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peddaboddapadu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peddaboddapadu from other places

Peddaboddapadu lies about 69 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Pundi, about 4.8 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 Peddaboddapadu
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Pundi 4.8 km
Nearest town Kāsībugga 7.2 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 69 km

Villages closest to Peddaboddapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peddaboddapadu village had a population of 416. That makes it the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Peddaboddapadu village has 212 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peddaboddapadu has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Peddaboddapadu is 532220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peddaboddapadu covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peddaboddapadu falls under Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peddaboddapadu is Pundi, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peddaboddapadu.

Peddaboddapadu is about 69 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peddaboddapadu is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Vajrapukothuru is about 4.0 km away. Pundi is about 4.8 km away. Kāsībugga is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendi (1.6 km), Kondavooru (2.4 km) and Nagarampalle (3.2 km).

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

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