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About Pedapenki Village

Pedapenki is one of the larger villages in Balijipeta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,932, made up of 2,901 males and 3,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1659 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedapenki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedapenki village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Balijipeta
Pincode 535557
Area (hectares) 1659 hectares
Population 5,932
Male Population 2,901
Female Population 3,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedapenki compares

By the 2011 count Pedapenki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 1659 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pedapenki

Pedapenki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pedapenki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pedapenki from other places

Pedapenki lies about 53 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Sitanagaram, about 17 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 Pedapenki
Tehsil headquarters Balijipeta 3.8 km
Nearest town Bobbili 16 km
Nearest railway station Sitanagaram 17 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 53 km

Villages closest to Pedapenki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedapenki village had a population of 5,932. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Pedapenki village has 2,901 males and 3,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedapenki has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Pedapenki is 535557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedapenki covers 1659 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pedapenki falls under Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedapenki is Sitanagaram, about 17 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 village for Pedapenki.

Pedapenki is about 53 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedapenki is in Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Balijipeta is about 3.8 km away. Bobbili is about 16 km away. Sitanagaram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilkalapalle (2.7 km), Bhairipuram (2.7 km) and Vengalarayapuram (3.1 km).

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

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