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About Peddagadi Village

Peddagadi is a large village in Pendurthi tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,111 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 900 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peddagadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peddagadi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Pendurthi
Pincode 531173
Area (hectares) 900 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Peddagadi compares

By the 2011 count Peddagadi is the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,159 residents. Its 900 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Peddagadi

The census records public bus service for Peddagadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peddagadi from other places

Peddagadi lies about 16 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Pendurthi, about 2.8 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 Peddagadi
Nearest railway station Pendurthi 2.8 km
Nearest town Vepagunta 4.6 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 16 km

Villages closest to Peddagadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peddagadi village had a population of 2,279. That makes it the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,159 residents.

Peddagadi village has 1,111 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peddagadi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Peddagadi is 531173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peddagadi covers 900 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peddagadi falls under Pendurthi tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peddagadi is Pendurthi, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peddagadi.

Peddagadi is about 16 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peddagadi is in Pendurthi tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Pendurthi is about 2.8 km away. Vepagunta is about 4.6 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinagadi (under 2 km), Rampuram (1.7 km) and Chintagatla (2.3 km).

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

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