Pedana

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Pedana
Nagar panchayat
Pedana Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°16′00″N 81°10′00″E / 16.2667°N 81.1667°E / 16.2667; 81.1667Coordinates: 16°16′00″N 81°10′00″E / 16.2667°N 81.1667°E / 16.2667; 81.1667
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	29,535
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	521366
Vehicle registration	AP16

Pedana is a town, Mandal and a municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Pedana is located at 16°16′00″N 81°10′00″E / 16.2667°N 81.1667°E / 16.2667; 81.1667.^[1] It has an average elevation of 0.5 metres (3 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Pedana Municipality had a population of 30,835. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pedana has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 54%. In Pedana, 12% of the population under 6 years of age. This municipality was constituted in 1985 with 17 revenue wards and 20 election wards. Now this municipality has 23 election wards.

Economy

Pedana is known for its Handlooms and most of the foreigners visit Pedana for several handloom firms like Kalamkari and cheneta (weaving). Two Upper Primary Schools, Bhatta Gnanakottaih Zilla Parishad High School and Boddu Nagaiah Junior College.

Villages in Pedana Mandal

The following is the list of villages in this Mandal. ^[3]

Narasappachervu
Balliparru
Chennuru
Chevendra
Chodavaram
Davojipalem
Devarapalle
Dirisavalli
Gurivindhagunta
Hussainpalem
Jinjeru
Kakarlamudi
Kamalapuram
Kavipuram
Kongamcherla
Konkepudi
Kopperla
Kuduru
Kummarigunta
Lankala Kalavagunta
Madaka
MulaMarigunata
Mutcherla
Mutchiligunta
Nadupuru
Nandamuru
Nandigama
Nelakondapalle
Pedana
Penumalli
Pullapadu
Seri Vartharlapalli
Uppala kalavagunta
Urivi

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pedana
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
↑ "Villages in Pedana Mandal". Retrieved 2007-02-22.

Krishna district

Mandals

Villages

Towns and cities (Population >20,000)

Avanigadda Gannavaram Gudivada Ibrahimpatnam Jaggaiahpeta Kanchikacherla Kaikalur Kondapalli Machilipatnam Nandigama Nuzvid Pedana Pamarru Tiruvuru Vuyyuru Vijayawada

v t e Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh

Municipal Corporations	Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Vijayawada Warangal Guntur Tirupathi Nizamabad Rajahmundry Kurnool Kakinada Nellore Kadapa Karimnagar Anantapur Eluru Khammam Ongole Chittoor Ramagundam

Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats	Achampet Addanki Adilabad Adoni Allagadda Amalapuram Amudalavalasa Andole and Jogipet Anakapalle Armoor Atmakur, Nellore Atmakur, Kurnool Badvel Banaganapalle Bapatla Bellampalli Bhainsa Bhadrachalam Bheemunipatnam Bhimavaram Bhuvanagiri, Andhra Pradesh Bobbili Bhupalpalle Chegunta Chirala Chilakaluripet Chimakurthi Bodhan Devarakonda Dharmavaram Dhone Dubbaka Gadwal Giddalur Gollaprolu Gudivada Gudur Gudur, Kurnool Guntakal Gajwel Gooty Hindupur Huzurabad Husnabad Huzurnagar Ichchapuram Ieeja Jaggaiahpet Jangareddigudem Jammalamadugu Jangaon Jagtial jadcherla Kalyandurg Koratla Kovvur Kandukur Kadiri Kaghaznagar Kalwakurthy Kanigiri Kavali Kodad Kothagudem Kollapur Kamareddy Machilipatnam Mangalagiri Macherla Mummidivaram Mandapeta Manuguru Madhira Mancherial Mandamarri Miryalguda Markapur Madanapalle Metpally Medak Mahbubnagar Mahbubabad Madakasira Mydukur Narayanpet Nakrekal Nalgonda Nirmal Narsipatnam Narasaraopet Narsapur Nandigama Nagarkurnool Nandikotkur Nagari Naidupet Nandyal Nidadavole Nuzvid Narsampet Palakonda Piduguralla Palasa Kasibugga Parvathipuram Palakol Pedana Peddapuram Pithapuram Ponnur Palwancha Peddapalli Proddatur Pulivendula Punganur Puttur Palamaneru Pamidi Puttaparthi Parkal Rajampet Rayadurg Rayachoti Repalle Rajam Ramachandrapuram Salur Samalkota Sadasivpet Sathupalli Sangareddi Sattenapalle Srikakulam Sircilla Siddipet Suryapet Sullurpeta Srikalahasti Shadnagar Tadepalligudem Tadpatri Tanuku Tandur Tenali Tiruvuru Tuni Venkatagiri Vinukonda Vuyyuru Vemulawada Vicarabad Vizianagaram Wanaparthi Yellandu Yelamanchili Yemmiganur Yeleswaram Yerraguntla Zahirabad

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