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About Pentapadu Village

Pentapadu is one of the larger villages in Pentapadu tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,889, made up of 6,377 males and 6,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pentapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pentapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Pentapadu
Pincode 534166
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 12,889
Male Population 6,377
Female Population 6,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pentapadu compares

By the 2011 count Pentapadu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,355 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pentapadu

Pentapadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pentapadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pentapadu from other places

Pentapadu lies about 11 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Vatlur, about 6.0 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 Pentapadu
Nearest railway station Vatlur 6.0 km
District headquarters West Godavari 11 km
Nearest town Eluru 11 km

Villages closest to Pentapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pentapadu village had a population of 12,889. 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 3,355 residents.

Pentapadu village has 6,377 males and 6,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pentapadu has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pentapadu is 534166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pentapadu covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pentapadu falls under Pentapadu tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pentapadu is Vatlur, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pentapadu.

Pentapadu is about 11 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pentapadu is in Pentapadu tehsil of West Godavari district. Vatlur is about 6.0 km away. West Godavari is about 11 km away. Eluru is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umamaheswaram (14 km), Alampuram (14 km) and Prathipadu (18 km).

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

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