Village · Padmanabham, Visakhapatnam # Penta Penta is a village in Padmanabham sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531219. The 2011 Census counted 898 people in 264 households, the 20th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 898 people (2011) - 264 households - 56.3% literacy - 531219 PIN code ## Penta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Penta is 531219. Penta falls in Padmanabham sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531219 - Gram panchayat Penta - Community development block Padmanabham - Census village code 586124 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Penta from nearby towns? - Padmanabham (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 50 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Penta? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Penta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 · Padmanabham - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Penta known for? About 36% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Penta Of every 100 households in Penta in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Penta · ■ Padmanabham rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 89% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 4% 40% - Drinking water within premises 3% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 83% - Use banking services 49% 39% - Television 37% 48% - Mobile phone 39% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 39% 28% - Own their home 89% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Penta? ■ Penta · ■ Padmanabham rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 50.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1103 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 960 - Working population 63.5% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 43.9% for women. 70% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 239 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 96 (17%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 116 (20%) · ■ Marginal 113 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Padmanabham - Venkatapuram 1,575 people - Chinnapuram 1,184 people - Tunivalasa 1,153 people - Narasapuram 905 people - Vijayarampuram 754 people - Buddivalasa Agraharam 419 people - Thimmapuram 215 people - Buddivalasa 161 people All 25 villages in Padmanabham ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penta? 531219 - How far is Penta from Visakhapatnam? 50 km by road - What is the population of Penta? 898 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penta in? Visakhapatnam district (Padmanabham sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penta? 56.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/padmanabham/penta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.