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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 589682
- Pincode
- 521158
- Post office
- Nimmakuru
- Population
- 649
- Households
- 222
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 402
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 46 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 295 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kavutaram · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gantasala Government Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palankipadu compares
By population, Palankipadu ranks #16 of 17 villages in Movva mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.1%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Palankipadu
- 66.1%
- Movva mandal
- 67.8%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+16 vs mandal average
- Palankipadu
- 1,003
- Movva mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
2.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Palankipadu
- 2.9
- Movva mandal
- 3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palankipadu at a glance
Palankipadu is a village of 649 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Movva mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 17 villages in Movva mandal. Literacy is 66%, 2 points below the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Krishna district centre, 9 km from Pamarru, the nearest town, 13 km from Kavutaram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521158, served by Nimmakuru post office; the LGD village code is 589682. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gantasala Government Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Pamarru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Raja Varla. The population is estimated at 707 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palankipadu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palankipadu · this village | 649 | 66% | — |
| Avurupudi · Movva | 1,180 | 67% | 2.6 km N |
| Pedamuttevi · Movva | 3,300 | 65% | 2.6 km SW |
| Chinamuttevi · Movva | 2,482 | 64% | 3.2 km NW |
| Kosuru · Movva | 5,099 | 71% | 4.1 km SW |
| Nemmikuru · Pamarru | 1,818 | 84% | 4.4 km NE |
| Nidumolu · Movva | 5,999 | 67% | 4.5 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palankipadu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MACHILIPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALANKIPADU
- Total area (ha)
- 242
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 201.53
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palankipadu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palankipadu
- LGD code
- 589682
- Pincode
- 521158
- Post office
- Nimmakuru
- Population (Census 2011)
- 649
- Population (projected 2026)
- 707
- Households
- 222
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Coordinates
- 16.24056°N, 80.98449°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pamarru
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Raja Varla
- Block / Mandal
- Movva
Getting there
How to reach Palankipadu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati46 kmcapital
- Hyderabad295 km
- Chennai359 km
- Bengaluru515 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKavutaram13 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Kuchipudi8 km
- Hospital / PHCGantasala Government Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankIndian bank9 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- CollegeSmt. T.K.R. Polytechnic College10 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station10 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521158
Villages near Palankipadu
Other villages in Movva mandal
View all 16 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)