# Pedavaram Village, Nandigama, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/pedavaram/ Village · Nandigama, Krishna # Pedavaram Pedavaram is a village in Nandigama sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521185**. The 2011 Census counted **4,466 people in 1,245 households**, the 2nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 4,466people (2011) - 1,245households - 58.1%literacy - 521185PIN code ## Pedavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pedavaram is 521185.** Pedavaram falls in Nandigama sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521185 - Gram panchayatPedavaram - Community development blockNandigama - Census village code588871 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pedavaram from nearby towns? - Nandigama (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)134 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Pedavaram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pedavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandigama - ○Degree college10+ km · Nandigama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandigama - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pedavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton,chillies and pulses**. About 64% of the 2,255 hectares of village land is sown, and 378 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pedavaram Of every 100 households in Pedavaram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pedavaram · ■ Nandigama rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****48%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **30% Tap water ****51%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **57% Use banking services ****48%** **49% Television ****59%** **62% Mobile phone ****46%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **21% Own their home ****92%** **78% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Pedavaram? ■ Pedavaram · ■ Nandigama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **931 Working population ****54.9%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 49.8% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 557 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,481 (60%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 209 (9%) · **■** Marginal 199 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nandigama - Nandigama44,359 people - Raghavapuram4,032 people - Magallu3,830 people - Ramireddipalle2,410 people - Ithavaram2,401 people [All 26 villages in Nandigama](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pedavaram?521185 - How far is Pedavaram from Machilipatnam?134 km by road - What is the population of Pedavaram?4,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pedavaram in?Krishna district (Nandigama sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pedavaram?58.1% (Census 2011)