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About Pedakada Village

Pedakada is a large village in Dattirajeru tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,238 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535570, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedakada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedakada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Dattirajeru
Pincode 535570
Area (hectares) 614 hectares
Population 2,455
Male Population 1,238
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedakada compares

By the 2011 count Pedakada is the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pedakada

Pedakada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pedakada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pedakada from other places

Pedakada lies about 25 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Maradam Halt, about 3.6 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 Pedakada
Nearest railway station Maradam Halt 3.6 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dattirajeru 25 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 25 km

Villages closest to Pedakada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedakada village had a population of 2,455. That makes it the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Pedakada village has 1,238 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedakada has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pedakada is 535570. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedakada covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pedakada falls under Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedakada is Maradam Halt, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pedakada.

Pedakada is about 25 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedakada is in Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Maradam Halt is about 3.6 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 22 km away. Dattirajeru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vangara (2.4 km), Kannam (2.6 km) and Viziarama Gajapathi Rajapuram (2.8 km).

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

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