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About Penguva Village

Penguva is a small village in Gummalakshmipuram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 108 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penguva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penguva village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gummalakshmipuram
Pincode 535524
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 108
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penguva compares

By the 2011 count Penguva is the 68th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Penguva

Penguva is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Penguva as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Penguva from other places

Penguva lies about 17 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Bondapalli, about 9.0 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 Penguva
Nearest railway station Bondapalli 9.0 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummalakshmipuram 17 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 17 km

Villages closest to Penguva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penguva village had a population of 230. That makes it the 68th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Penguva village has 108 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penguva has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Penguva is 535524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penguva covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penguva falls under Gummalakshmipuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penguva is Bondapalli, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance for Penguva.

Penguva is about 17 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penguva is in Gummalakshmipuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Bondapalli is about 9.0 km away. Nellimarla is about 13 km away. Gummalakshmipuram 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 Kuddapalavalasa (4.2 km), Gorada (7.2 km) and Uriti (10 km).

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

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