Village · Poduru, West Godavari
# Penumadam

Penumadam is a village in Poduru sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534267. The 2011 Census counted 8,746 people in 2,385 households, the 2nd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.
- 8,746 people (2011)
- 2,385 households
- 78.4% literacy
- 534267 PIN code

## Penumadam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Penumadam is 534267. Penumadam falls in Poduru sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534267
- Gram panchayat Penumadam & Appannacheruvu
- Community development block Poduru
- Census village code 588708

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

## How far is Penumadam from nearby towns?
- Poduru (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Palacole (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Penumadam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Penumadam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 8 govt · 3 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Palacole
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palacole
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Palacole
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Penumadam known for?

The main crops are paddy, fish culture and coconut. Products made here include lace products. About 98% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Penumadam

Of every 100 households in Penumadam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penumadam · ■ Poduru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 95%
- Toilet within the home 42% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 32%
- Tap water 83% 66%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 59%
- Use banking services 63% 59%
- Television 53% 55%
- Mobile phone 50% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 14%
- Own their home 90% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Penumadam?

■ Penumadam · ■ Poduru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 80.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 908 936
- Working population 49.2% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 133 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,246 (52%) · ■ Household industry 39 (1%) · ■ Other work 676 (16%) · ■ Marginal 1,212 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Poduru
- Poduru 9,578 people
- Kavitam 7,909 people
- Jinnuru 7,055 people
- Gummaluru 5,889 people
- Pandithavilluru 5,597 people

All 14 villages in Poduru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Penumadam? 534267
- How far is Penumadam from Eluru? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Penumadam? 8,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penumadam in? West Godavari district (Poduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penumadam? 78.4% (Census 2011)

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