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About Padmapuram Village

Padmapuram is a mid sized village in Pachipenta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,611, made up of 840 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535592, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padmapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Pachipenta
Pincode 535592
Area (hectares) 2110 hectares
Population 1,611
Male Population 840
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Padmapuram compares

By the 2011 count Padmapuram is the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 2110 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 1060.

Getting to Padmapuram

Padmapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padmapuram 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 Padmapuram from other places

Padmapuram lies about 53 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Salur, about 13 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 Padmapuram
Tehsil headquarters Pachipenta 1.9 km
Nearest town Sālūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Salur 13 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 53 km

Villages closest to Padmapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmapuram village had a population of 1,611. That makes it the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Padmapuram village has 840 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmapuram has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Padmapuram is 535592. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padmapuram covers 2110 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.

Padmapuram falls under Pachipenta tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padmapuram is Salur, about 13 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 Padmapuram.

Padmapuram 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.

Padmapuram is in Pachipenta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Pachipenta is about 1.9 km away. Sālūr is about 12 km away. Salur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peddavalasa (under 2 km), Kottavalasa (under 2 km) and Pachipenta (1.9 km).

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

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