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About Pedagaruvu Village

Pedagaruvu is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 108 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 6,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedagaruvu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedagaruvu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 108
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 6,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedagaruvu compares

By the 2011 count Pedagaruvu is the 15th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Pedagaruvu

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

How far is Pedagaruvu from other places

Pedagaruvu lies about 78 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gorapur, about 19 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 Pedagaruvu
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Gorapur 19 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 44 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 78 km

Villages closest to Pedagaruvu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedagaruvu village had a population of 759. That makes it the 15th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Pedagaruvu village has 108 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedagaruvu has about 6028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Pedagaruvu is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedagaruvu covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pedagaruvu falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedagaruvu is Gorapur, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Pedagaruvu.

Pedagaruvu is about 78 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedagaruvu is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 8.6 km away. Gorapur is about 19 km away. Chodavaram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marela (under 2 km), Masada (under 2 km) and Marripalem (1.7 km).

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

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