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About Pedakota Village

Pedakota is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 173 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 531030
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 173
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedakota compares

By the 2011 count Pedakota is the 29th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 213 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 1093.

Getting to Pedakota

Pedakota is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pedakota as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pedakota from other places

Pedakota lies about 14 km from Ananthagiri, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Pedakota
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 14 km

Villages closest to Pedakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedakota village had a population of 378. That makes it the 29th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Pedakota village has 173 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedakota has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Pedakota is 531030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedakota covers 213 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.

Pedakota falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedakota is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pedakota.

Pedakota is about 14 km from Ananthagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedakota is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Ananthagiri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjoda (under 2 km), Bodaguda (under 2 km) and Bongija (under 2 km).

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

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