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- LGD code
- 589523
- Pincode
- 521165
- Post office
- Vuyyuru
- Population
- 2,356
- Households
- 693
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,205
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 28 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 276 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tarigoppula · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC,Kapileswarapuram · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Penamakuru compares
By population, Penamakuru ranks #8 of 16 villages in Thotlavalluru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Penamakuru
- 62.6%
- Thotlavalluru mandal
- 64.9%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−21 vs mandal average
- Penamakuru
- 1,000
- Thotlavalluru mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
3.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Penamakuru
- 3.4
- Thotlavalluru mandal
- 3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Penamakuru at a glance
Penamakuru is a village of 2,356 people in 693 households (Census 2011) in Thotlavalluru mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 16 villages in Thotlavalluru mandal. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the mandal average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Krishna district centre, 5 km from Vuyyuru, the nearest town, 18 km from Tarigoppula railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521165, served by Vuyyuru post office; the LGD village code is 589523. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC,Kapileswarapuram, 4 km away. The village votes in Pamarru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Raja Varla. The population is estimated at 2,566 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Penamakuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penamakuru · this village | 2,356 | 63% | — |
| Kanakavalli · Thotlavalluru | 710 | 62% | 1.3 km N |
| Fathelanka · Pamidimukkala | 574 | 74% | 1.4 km SE |
| Padikondalapalem · Pamidimukkala | 581 | 71% | 1.6 km S |
| Chagantipadu · Thotlavalluru | 2,896 | 63% | 2.5 km W |
| Garikaparru · Thotlavalluru | 2,945 | 66% | 2.6 km N |
| Kummamuru · Thotlavalluru | 1,304 | 72% | 2.8 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Penamakuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIJAYAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PENAMAKURU
- Total area (ha)
- 620
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 551.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Penamakuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Penamakuru
- LGD code
- 589523
- Pincode
- 521165
- Post office
- Vuyyuru
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,356
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,566
- Households
- 693
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 16.32254°N, 80.82843°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pamarru
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Raja Varla
- Block / Mandal
- Thotlavalluru
Getting there
How to reach Penamakuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati28 kmcapital
- Hyderabad276 km
- Chennai365 km
- Bengaluru510 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTarigoppula18 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Vuyyuru5 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC,Kapileswarapuram4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpReliance6 km
- CollegeSmt. T.K.R. Polytechnic College15 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Penamakuru
6 Temples, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Penamakuru
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521165
Villages near Penamakuru
Other villages in Thotlavalluru mandal
View all 15 →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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)