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About Pekeru Village

Pekeru is a mid sized village in Anandapuram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 486 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pekeru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekeru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Anandapuram
Pincode 531219
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 486
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pekeru compares

By the 2011 count Pekeru is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Pekeru

Pekeru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pekeru 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mutcherla, Narayana Gajapathirajupuram, Palavalasa and Pandalapaka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pekeru

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekeru village had a population of 988. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Pekeru village has 486 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekeru has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Pekeru is 531219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pekeru covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pekeru falls under Anandapuram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Pekeru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Pekeru.

Pekeru is in Anandapuram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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