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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 590411
- Pincode
- 522256
- Post office
- Bhattiprolu
- Population
- 1,579
- Households
- 499
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 846
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 43 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 280 km
- Nearest railway station
- Penumarru · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Royal Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Penumarru compares
By population, Penumarru ranks #10 of 12 villages in Vemuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.2%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Penumarru
- 70.2%
- Vemuru mandal
- 64.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
+23 vs mandal average
- Penumarru
- 1,027
- Vemuru mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Penumarru
- 3.2
- Vemuru mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Penumarru at a glance
Penumarru is a village of 1,579 people in 499 households (Census 2011) in Vemuru mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 12 villages in Vemuru mandal. Literacy is 70%, 6 points above the mandal average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Bapatla district centre, 4 km from Bhattiprolu, the nearest town, under 1 km from Penumarru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522256, served by Bhattiprolu post office; the LGD village code is 590411. The nearest hospital or health centre is Royal Clinic, 4 km away. The village votes in Vemuru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ananda Babu Nakka. The population is estimated at 1,862 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Penamarru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumarru · this village | 1,579 | 70% | — |
| Abbanagudavalli · Vemuru | 1,055 | 59% | 2.2 km N |
| Chinapulivarru · Kolluru | 1,881 | 63% | 2.7 km E |
| Ravikampadu · Chandrugonda | 2,449 | 41% | 3.4 km N |
| Ravikampadu · Kalluru | 1,436 | 47% | 3.4 km N |
| Ravikampadu · Kolluru | 4,462 | 64% | 3.4 km N |
| Boddulurupadu · Kolluru | 1,034 | 59% | 3.7 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Penumarru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TENALI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PENUMARRU, KODIPARRU
- Total area (ha)
- 744
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 659.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Penumarru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Penumarru
- LGD code
- 590411
- Pincode
- 522256
- Post office
- Bhattiprolu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,579
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,862
- Households
- 499
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Coordinates
- 16.13391°N, 80.77226°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bapatla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vemuru
- Member of Parliament
- Krishna Prasad Tenneti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ananda Babu Nakka
- Block / Mandal
- Vemuru
- Nearest railway station
- Penumarru (0.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Penumarru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati43 kmcapital
- Hyderabad280 km
- Chennai344 km
- Bengaluru490 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPenumarru<1 km
- Bus stopBusstand5 km
- Hospital / PHCRoyal Clinic4 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India6 km
- Petrol pumpHP13 km
- CollegeRepalle Junior college14 km
- Police stationAmruthalur Police Station12 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Penumarruunder 1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 522256
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Other villages named Penumarru
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Villages near Penumarru
Other villages in Vemuru mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)