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About Piridi Village

Piridi is one of the larger villages in Bobbili tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,369, made up of 2,719 males and 2,650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535568, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piridi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piridi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Bobbili
Pincode 535568
Area (hectares) 937 hectares
Population 5,369
Male Population 2,719
Female Population 2,650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piridi compares

By the 2011 count Piridi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,785 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Piridi

Piridi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piridi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piridi from other places

Piridi lies about 51 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Bobbili Junction, about 7.4 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 Piridi
Tehsil headquarters Bobbili 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Bobbili Junction 7.4 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 51 km

Villages closest to Piridi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piridi village had a population of 5,369. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,785 residents.

Piridi village has 2,719 males and 2,650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piridi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Piridi is 535568. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piridi covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piridi falls under Bobbili tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piridi is Bobbili Junction, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Piridi.

Piridi is about 51 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piridi is in Bobbili tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Bobbili is about 6.0 km away. Bobbili Junction is about 7.4 km away. Vizianagaram is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yembanavalasa (1.9 km), Muttavalasa (2.2 km) and Krishnapuram (2.8 km).

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

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