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About Pedapadu Village

Pedapadu is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 26 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 538 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 26
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 538
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 Pedapadu compares

By the 2011 count Pedapadu is the 241st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Pedapadu

Pedapadu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pedapadu 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 Pedapadu from other places

Pedapadu lies about 92 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 48 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 Pedapadu
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 18 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 36 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 48 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 92 km

Villages closest to Pedapadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu 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 Pedapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedapadu village had a population of 40. That makes it the 241st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Pedapadu village has 26 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedapadu has about 538 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Pedapadu is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedapadu covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pedapadu falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedapadu is Darliput, about 48 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 Pedapadu.

Pedapadu is about 92 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedapadu is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 18 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 36 km away. Darliput is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chintalapadu (3.4 km), Luvvapalle (4.1 km) and Pedakonda (4.7 km).

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

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