# Peddevam Village, Tallapudi, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Tallapudi, West Godavari 

# Peddevam

Peddevam is a village in Tallapudi sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534340**. The 2011 Census counted **6,564 people in 1,909 households**, the 2nd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 6,564people (2011)
- 1,909households
- 72.0%literacy
- 534340PIN code

## Peddevam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Peddevam is 534340.** Peddevam falls in Tallapudi sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534340
- Gram panchayatPeddevam
- Community development blockTallapudi
- Census village code588124

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Peddevam from nearby towns?

- Tallapudi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)95 km by road
- Kovvur (nearest town)14 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 Peddevam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Peddevam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vegeswarapuram
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kukunuru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Prakkilanka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Peddevam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and vegetables**. Products made here include bricks and wooden furniture. About 77% of the 1,020 hectares of village land is sown, and 772 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 Peddevam

Of every 100 households in Peddevam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Peddevam · ■ Tallapudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**31%

Tap water ****89%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**70%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****42%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**86%

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 Peddevam?

■ Peddevam · ■ Tallapudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**968

Working population ****43.6%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,284 (80%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 346 (12%) · **■** Marginal 32 (1%)

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 Tallapudi

- Annadevarapeta8,671 people
- Vegeswarapuram5,601 people
- Malakapalle5,459 people
- Thallapudi4,411 people
- Tirugudumetta3,822 people

[All 19 villages in Tallapudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/tallapudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Peddevam?534340
- How far is Peddevam from Eluru?95 km by road
- What is the population of Peddevam?6,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peddevam in?West Godavari district (Tallapudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Peddevam?72.0% (Census 2011)
