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Pendurthi

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Pendurthi
Neighbourhood
Pendurthi Railway station
Pendurthi Railway station
Pendurthi is located in Visakhapatnam
Pendurthi
Pendurthi
Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°50′00″N 83°12′00″E / 17.8333°N 83.2000°E / 17.8333; 83.2000
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVisakhapatnam
CityVisakhapatnam
Founded byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • BodyGreater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
 • MLAPanchakarla Ramesh Babu
Area
 • Total118.85 km2 (45.89 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
531173
Vehicle RegistrationAP31 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1]

Pendurthi is a neighbourhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. The neighbourhood is considered as the major residential and commercial area in the city. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the civic amenities in Pendurthi. It is located on the west fringe of Visakhapatnam city.[2] Pendurthi is one of the peaceful neighborhoods of Western Vizag. The pincode of Pendurthi is 531173.[3]

Demography

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In Pendurthi Mandal, located in Visakhapatnam district, the population recorded during the 2011 Census was 146,650 individuals.[4] Among them, there were 73,434 males and 73,216 females. The Mandal was home to 37,440 families in the same year. The Average Sex Ratio in Pendurthi Mandal stands at 997.

According to the 2011 Census, 77.9% of the total population resides in urban regions, whereas 22.1% resides in rural areas. The literacy rate averages 82.3% in urban zones and 67.9% in rural zones within Pendurthi Mandal. Additionally, the Sex Ratio is 992 in urban areas and 1,015 in rural areas of Pendurthi Mandal as per the same census.

The count of children aged 0-6 years in Pendurthi Mandal is 13,853, constituting 9% of the overall population. Among them, there are 7,103 male children and 6,750 female children. Therefore, based on the 2011 Census, the Child Sex Ratio in Pendurthi Mandal is 950, which is lower than the average Sex Ratio of 997 in the same area.

The overall literacy rate in Pendurthi Mandal stands at 79.12%. Specifically, the male literacy rate is 77.53%, while the female literacy rate is 65.74% within the same area.

It has 1 town and 15 villages in total.

  1. Cheemalapalle
  2. Chintagatla
  3. Gorapalle
  4. Gurrampalem
  5. Jerripothulapalem
  6. Juthada
  7. Lakshmi Puram
  8. Mudapaka
  9. Peddagadi
  10. Pinagadi
  11. Rajayyapeta
  12. Rampuram
  13. Saripalle
  14. Sowbhagya Rayapuram
  15. Valimeraka

Geography

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Pendurthi is located at 17°50′00″N 83°12′00″E / 17.8333°N 83.2000°E / 17.8333; 83.2000.[5] It has an average elevation of 22 meters (75 feet).

Transport

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Pendurthi Railway Station
  • Pendurthi is a satellite railway station of Vizag, and is located on Howrah-Chennai mainline. This station has no halt for express and super fast express trains, some passenger trains stop at this station namely, Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger, Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram DEMU, Visakhapatnam-Gunupur fast, Visakhapatnam-Palasa DEMU, Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger, Chattrapur-Bhadrak-Visakhapatnam passenger via Brahmapur, Visakhapatnam-Durg passenger have halt in Pendurthi railway station. There is a demand from the local residents to halt the express trains like Guntur-Rayagada express, Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha express, Bilaspur-Tirupati express, Puri-Tirupati express, Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Intercity express, Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark express, Yashwantpur-Hatia express, Alleppy-Dhanbad express, Howrah-Hyderabad East coast express, Visakhapatnam-New Delhi Samata express.
  • It has a BRTS (Bus Rapid Transport System) corridor from Vizag city. One corridor is Pendurthi-NAD X Road-Railway station corridor and the other one is Pendurthi-Simhachalam-Hanumathawaka corridor, the roads have an extension of up to 200 feet.
  • The newly constructed 6 Lane NH16 expressway passes through Old Pendurthi.
  • The Raipur-Visakhapatnam expressway is 5 km away from Pendurthi.
  • Tram lane is proposed from NAD X roads to Pendurthi in a stretch of 10km.

APSRTC to run buses every place to here.

APSRTC routes
Route Number Start End Via
28A/28K Pendurthi/Kothavalasa RK Beach Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Kancharapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre
6K Kothavalasa Old Head Post Office Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Kancharapalem, Convent, Town Kotharoad
68K Kothavalasa RK Beach Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Simhachalam, Adavivaram, Arilova, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre
541 Kothavalasa Maddilapalem Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar, Satyam Junction
555 RTC Complex Chodavaram RTC Complex, Gurudwar, Birla Junction, NAD, Gopalpatnam, Pendurthi, Subbavaram, Chodavaram
12D Devarapalle RTC Complex Kothavalasa, Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar
201 Srungavarapukota RTC Complex Kothavalasa, Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar
888 Anakapalle Tagarapuvalasa Sankaram, Sabbavaram, Pendurthi, Shontyam, Gudilova, Anandapuram
55K Kothavalasa Scindia Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Airport, BHPV, Old Gajuwaka, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram
55P Pendurthi Duvvada Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Airport, BHPV, Old Gajuwaka, Duvvada
300C RTC Complex Chodavaram RTC Complex, Railway Station, Thatichettupalem, Kancharapalem, Urvasi, NAD Junction, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pendurthi Junction, Pingadi Junction, Pataroad, Sabbavaram, Gotiwada, Adduru, Venkannapalem, Gajapatinagaram, Chodavaram

Legislative Assembly

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Pendurthi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 3,76,860 registered voters in Pendurthi constituency in 1999 elections.

Year Candidate Party
1978 Gudivada Appanna INC(I)
1983 Petakamsetti Appalanarasimham TDP
1985 Alla Ramachandra Rao TDP
1989 Gudivada Gurunadha Rao INC
1994 M Anjaneyulu CPI
1999 PGVR Naidu (Ganababu) TDP
2004 Tippala Gurumurthy Reddy INC
2009 Panchakarla Ramesh Babu PRP
2014 Bandaru Satyanarayana TDP
2019 Annamreddy Adeep Raj YSRCP
2024 Panchakarla Ramesh Babu JSP

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Visakhapatnam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". data.gov.in. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Pendurthi Mandal Population Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, List of Villages & Towns in Pendurthi Mandal". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Pendurti