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Pendurthi
Neighbourhood
Pendurthi Railway station
PendurthiLocation in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°50′00″N 83°12′00″E / 17.8333°N 83.2000°E / 17.8333; 83.2000
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
City	Visakhapatnam
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
• MLA	Panchakarla Ramesh Babu
Area
• Total	118.85 km (45.89 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	531173
Vehicle Registration	AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)

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. Pendurthi is one of the peaceful neighborhoods of Western Vizag. The pincode of Pendurthi is 531173.

Demography

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In Pendurthi Mandal, located in Visakhapatnam district, the population recorded during the 2011 Census was 146,650 individuals. 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

E-commerce and Shopping

 Over the years Pendurthi has emerged as a major residential and commercial neighbourhood in Vizag. Pendurthi has many popular shopping destinations like Zudio,Style Union,Style Up,Reliance Smart Bazar,Vishal mart etc.

It has a KFC outlet near Chinamushidivada which is adjacent to Pendurthi.

Transport

• 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

Legislative Assembly

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

See also

• Pendurthi (Assembly constituency)

References

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.

• Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam