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About Pakanaguda Village

Pakanaguda is a small village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 118 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakanaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakanaguda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 118
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakanaguda compares

By the 2011 count Pakanaguda is the 51st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Pakanaguda

Pakanaguda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakanaguda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakanaguda from other places

Pakanaguda lies about 75 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 3.3 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 Pakanaguda
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 3.3 km
Nearest town Sālūr 42 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 75 km

Villages closest to Pakanaguda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Araku Valley 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 Pakanaguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakanaguda village had a population of 240. That makes it the 51st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Pakanaguda village has 118 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakanaguda has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Pakanaguda is 531149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakanaguda covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakanaguda falls under Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pakanaguda is Araku Valley, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakanaguda.

Pakanaguda is about 75 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakanaguda is in Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Araku Valley is about 3.3 km away. Sālūr is about 42 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korraguda (under 2 km), Danirangini (under 2 km) and Mettapadu (under 2 km).

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

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