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- LGD code
- 588635
- Pincode
- 534243
- Post office
- Srungavruksham
- Population
- 5,603
- Households
- 1,572
- Literacy rate
- 73.5%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,559
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 100 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 342 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pennada Agraharam · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sudhir Hospitals · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pennada Agraharam compares
By population, Pennada Agraharam ranks #5 of 14 villages in Palacoderu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.5%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Pennada Agraharam
- 73.5%
- Palacoderu mandal
- 69.7%
- West Godavari district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
−13 vs mandal average
- Pennada Agraharam
- 995
- Palacoderu mandal
- 1,008
Household size
people per home
3.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Pennada Agraharam
- 3.6
- Palacoderu mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pennada Agraharam at a glance
Pennada Agraharam is a village of 5,603 people in 1,572 households (Census 2011) in Palacoderu mandal, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 14 villages in Palacoderu mandal. Literacy is 74%, 4 points above the mandal average of 70% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the West Godavari district centre, 4 km from Veeravasaram, the nearest town, under 1 km from Pennada Agraharam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534243, served by Srungavruksham post office; the LGD village code is 588635. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sudhir Hospitals, 3 km away. The village votes in Achanta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satyanarayana Pithani. The population is estimated at 6,102 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennada Agraharam · this village | 5,603 | 74% | — |
| Goraganamudi · Palacoderu | 2,122 | 77% | 1 km NW |
| Vissakoderu · Palacoderu | 9,204 | 69% | 2.2 km W |
| Vendra · Palacoderu | 4,122 | 75% | 4.3 km N |
| Veeravasaram · Veeravasaram | 21,718 | 70% | 4.4 km E |
| Vendra Agraharam · Palacoderu | 599 | 77% | 4.6 km N |
| Machipuripalem · Veeravasaram | 875 | 68% | 4.7 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pennada Agraharam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHIMAVARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 67
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PENNADA AGRAHARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 652
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 470.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Pennada Agraharam
- LGD code
- 588635
- Pincode
- 534243
- Post office
- Srungavruksham
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,603
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,102
- Households
- 1,572
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 73.5%
- Coordinates
- 16.54430°N, 81.58440°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Narsapuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Achanta
- Member of Parliament
- Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satyanarayana Pithani
- Block / Mandal
- Palacoderu
- Nearest railway station
- Pennada Agraharam (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Pennada Agraharam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati100 kmcapital
- Hyderabad342 km
- Chennai410 km
- Bengaluru585 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPennada Agraharam<1 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Bhimavaram6 km
- Hospital / PHCSudhir Hospitals3 km
- ATM / bankKotak mahindra bank2 km
- Petrol pumpHP1 km
- CollegeDNR MBA College7 km
- Police stationBhimavaram one town police station7 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Pennada Agraharamunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- HP1.2 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Pennada Agraharam
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫St. Mary'sSchool4.4 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 534243
Villages near Pennada Agraharam
Other villages in Palacoderu mandal
View all 13 →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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)