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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 583226
- Pincode
- 535216
- Post office
- Bhogapuram
- Population
- 305
- Households
- 85
- Literacy rate
- 57.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1075 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 166
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 345 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 533 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vizianagaram Junction · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Y. V. Siva Sankara Murty Children Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pedada compares
By population, Pedada ranks #27 of 27 villages in Denkada mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
57.4%
+9.3% vs mandal average
- Pedada
- 57.4%
- Denkada mandal
- 48.1%
- Vizianagaram district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,075
+75 vs mandal average
- Pedada
- 1,075
- Denkada mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Pedada
- 3.6
- Denkada mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pedada at a glance
Pedada is a village of 305 people in 85 households (Census 2011) in Denkada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 27th-largest of 27 villages in Denkada mandal. Literacy is 57%, 9 points above the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,075 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 22 km from Jami, the nearest town, 11 km from Vizianagaram Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535216, served by Bhogapuram post office; the LGD village code is 583226. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Y. V. Siva Sankara Murty Children Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Nellimarla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lokam Naga Madhavi. The population is estimated at 332 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pedada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedada · this village | 305 | 57% | — |
| Bantupalle · Denkada | 1,315 | 41% | 1.4 km E |
| Rajula Tammapuram · Denkada | 499 | 39% | 1.4 km W |
| Vedullavalasa · Denkada | 1,525 | 46% | 2.7 km W |
| Akkivaram · Denkada | 3,792 | 41% | 2.9 km S |
| Gantlam · Denkada | 1,009 | 37% | 3 km SW |
| Bellam · Denkada | 535 | 44% | 2.9 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pedada
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIZIANAGARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PEDADA
- Total area (ha)
- 405
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 172.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pedada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pedada
- LGD code
- 583226
- Pincode
- 535216
- Post office
- Bhogapuram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 305
- Population (projected 2026)
- 332
- Households
- 85
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1075
- Literacy rate
- 57.4%
- Coordinates
- 18.04390°N, 83.46655°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vizianagaram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nellimarla
- Member of Parliament
- Appalanaidu Kalisetti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lokam Naga Madhavi
- Block / Mandal
- Denkada
Getting there
How to reach Pedada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati345 kmcapital
- Hyderabad533 km
- Chennai649 km
- Kolkata717 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVizianagaram Junction11 km
- Bus stopDenkada Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Y. V. Siva Sankara Murty Children Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeLendi Grounds7 km
- Police stationDenkada Police Station4 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 535216
- Bhogapuram WestBhogapuram mandal9,341 pop
- KongavanipalemBhogapuram mandal6,872 pop
- KancheruBhogapuram mandal5,163 pop
- AkkivaramDenkada mandal3,792 pop
- MunjeruBhogapuram mandal3,571 pop
- SavaravilliBhogapuram mandal3,477 pop
- GudepuvalasaBhogapuram mandal2,184 pop
- KavulavadaBhogapuram mandal2,118 pop
- Amatam RavivalasaBhogapuram mandal1,805 pop
Villages near Pedada
Other villages in Denkada mandal
View all 27 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)