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About Peddapadu Village

Peddapadu is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 39 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peddapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peddapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 39
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peddapadu compares

By the 2011 count Peddapadu is the 135th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1135.

Getting to Peddapadu

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

How far is Peddapadu from other places

Peddapadu lies about 78 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gorapur, about 16 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 Peddapadu
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 12 km
Nearest railway station Gorapur 16 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 45 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 78 km

Villages closest to Peddapadu

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 Peddapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Peddapadu village had a population of 86. That makes it the 135th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Peddapadu village has 39 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peddapadu has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Peddapadu covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Peddapadu is Gorapur, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Peddapadu.

Peddapadu 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.

Peddapadu is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 12 km away. Gorapur is about 16 km away. Chodavaram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangaseela (2.2 km), Masada (2.2 km) and Marripalem (2.4 km).

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

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