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About Patruvada Village

Patruvada is a small village in Gajapathinagaram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 203 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patruvada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patruvada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gajapathinagaram
Pincode 535270
Area (hectares) 495 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 203
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patruvada compares

By the 2011 count Patruvada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Patruvada

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

How far is Patruvada from other places

Patruvada lies about 22 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gajapatinagaram, 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 Patruvada
Nearest railway station Gajapatinagaram 2.8 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gajapathinagaram 22 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 22 km

Villages closest to Patruvada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patruvada village had a population of 394. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Patruvada village has 203 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patruvada has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Patruvada is 535270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patruvada covers 495 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patruvada falls under Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patruvada is Gajapatinagaram, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patruvada.

Patruvada is about 22 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patruvada is in Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gajapatinagaram is about 2.8 km away. Nellimarla is about 21 km away. Gajapathinagaram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangachollapenta (under 2 km), Konisa (under 2 km) and Puritipenta (1.9 km).

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

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