Village · Komarada, Vizianagaram
# Pedakherjala

Pedakherjala is a village in Komarada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535521. The 2011 Census counted 477 people in 115 households, the 32nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.
- 477 people (2011)
- 115 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 535521 PIN code

## Pedakherjala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pedakherjala is 535521. Pedakherjala falls in Komarada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535521
- Gram panchayat Chinakherjala
- Community development block Komarada
- Census village code 581781

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pedakherjala from nearby towns?
- Komarada (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ) 150 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pedakherjala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pedakherjala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Komarada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pedakherjala known for?

About 30% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pedakherjala

Of every 100 households in Pedakherjala in 2011, 75 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pedakherjala · ■ Komarada rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 78%
- Toilet within the home 4% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 87%
- Use banking services 1% 48%
- Television 26% 31%
- Mobile phone 44% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 50% 50%
- 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 Pedakherjala?

■ Pedakherjala · ■ Komarada rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 55.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 1094
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1450 1017
- Working population 54.9% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 50% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (27%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 9 (3%) · ■ Marginal 167 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Komarada
- Kuntesu 501 people
- Masimanda 496 people
- Gunadateelesu 483 people
- Sitamambapuram 482 people
- Kodulagumpa 468 people
- Pudesu 468 people
- Kandivalasa 439 people
- Vannam 431 people

All 99 villages in Komarada

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pedakherjala? 535521
- How far is Pedakherjala from Vizianagaram? 150 km by road
- What is the population of Pedakherjala? 477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedakherjala in? Vizianagaram district (Komarada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pedakherjala? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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