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Penumaka | |
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Village | |
Penumaka main road | |
Penumaka Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°29′00″N 80°34′30″E / 16.4832°N 80.5749°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Mandal | Tadepalle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Penumaka gram panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 884 ha (2,184 acres) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,918 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522xxx |
| Area code | +91–8640 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Penumaka is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation part of Guntur district which is part of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Tadepalle mandal of Guntur district, prior to its de–notification as gram panchayat.[3]
At the 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 7,918 (3,997 males and 3,921 females). The population under 6 years of age was 790. The average literacy rate was 71.11%.[3]
Penumaka gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[5] The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.[6] The village forms a part of capital city, Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[2]
Penumaka is located on the Vijayawada-Amaravati road.[7] APSRTC operates buses on this route from Pandit Nehru bus station in Vijayawada.[8]