Village · Peddavadugur, Anantapur # Penakalapadu Penakalapadu is a village in Peddavadugur sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515504. The 2011 Census counted 1,786 people in 419 households, the 8th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 1,786 people (2011) - 419 households - 54.3% literacy - 515504 PIN code ## Penakalapadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Penakalapadu is 515504. Penakalapadu falls in Peddavadugur sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515504 - Gram panchayat Penakalapadu - Community development block Peddavadugur - Census village code 594777 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Penakalapadu from nearby towns? - Peddavadugur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Anantapur (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Penakalapadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Penakalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pamidi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pamidi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Peddavadugur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Penakalapadu known for? The main crops are cotton, kopra and sun flower. About 90% of the 1,336 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Penakalapadu Of every 100 households in Penakalapadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Penakalapadu · ■ Peddavadugur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 95% - Toilet within the home 4% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 70% - Tap water 31% 91% - Drinking water within premises 5% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 90% - Use banking services 77% 73% - Television 65% 59% - Mobile phone 60% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 17% 20% - Own their home 98% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Penakalapadu? ■ Penakalapadu · ■ Peddavadugur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 56.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 933 - Working population 57.1% 59.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 44.1% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 577 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 330 (32%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 90 (9%) · ■ Marginal 22 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Peddavadugur - Ravuludiki 2,671 people - Gooty Ananta Puram 2,650 people - Dimmagudi 2,202 people - Chitrachedu 1,834 people - Chitturu 1,675 people - Miduthuru 1,419 people - Chinnavadugur 1,340 people - Virupapuram 1,263 people All 24 villages in Peddavadugur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penakalapadu? 515504 - How far is Penakalapadu from Anantapur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Penakalapadu? 1,786 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penakalapadu in? Anantapur district (Peddavadugur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penakalapadu? 54.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/peddavadugur/penakalapadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.