Penikeru | |
|---|---|
  Penikeru Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Penikeru Penikeru (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16Ā°47ā²00ā³N 81Ā°54ā²00ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ16.7833Ā°N 81.9000Ā°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| Talukas | Alamuru |
| Area | |
| ā¢ Total | 4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| ā¢ Total | 3,635 |
| ā¢ Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| ā¢ Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 533232 |
| Telephone code | 08855 |
| Vehicle registration | Registration AP05 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Penikeru is a village of in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Alamuru mandal of Rajahmundry revenue division.[1][2]
Geography[edit | edit source]
Penikeru is spread over an area of 4.10km2 (1.58 sq mi). Penikeru is located 16Ā°47ā²00ā³N 81Ā°54ā²00ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ16.7833Ā°N 81.9000Ā°E.[3]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011 Census of India there are total 1,097 families residing in the village Penikeru. The total population of Penikeru is 3,635 out of which 1,795 are males and 1,840 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Penikeru is 1,025.
Governance[edit | edit source]
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Penikeru village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
History[edit | edit source]
Penikeru is a Village in Alamuru Mandal in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh State, India. It is 57 Km from District head quarters Kakinada.
The village got it's name from the Plant called Peniki, Peniki root (Peniki-Veru) is used for Psychological treatment. Peikeru village is famous for chronic Psychological treatment. Unmadha Vidyalayam is located in this village.
Transport[edit | edit source]
Mandapeta is the Nearest Town to Penikeru. Mandapeta is 8 km from Penikeru. Road connectivity is there from Mandapeta to Penikeru.
Ravulapalem APSRTC Bus Station , Mandapeta APSRTC Bus Station are the nearby by Bus Stations to Penikeru .APSRTC runs Number of busses from major cities to here.
Education[edit | edit source]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, and Telugu.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Penikeru is 67.1%. Thus Penikeru village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.8% of East Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 70.01% and the female literacy rate is 64.15% in Penikeru village.
Nearby Villages to Penikeru[edit | edit source]
Pedapalle ( 2 KM ) , Chintaluru ( 2 KM ) , Jonnada ( 2 KM ) , Navabupeta ( 2 KM ) , Pinapalle ( 3 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Penikeru. Penikeru is surrounded by Kapileswarapuram Mandal towards East , Ravulapalem Mandal towards South , Mandapeta Mandal towards North , Kadiam Mandal towards North .
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,450. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ā "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ā Falling Rain Genomics.Alamuru