Pedapalem is one of the village in Atchampeta Mandal, located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The total geographical area of the Pedapalem is 638 hectares. Pedapalem is the part of capital region development authority(CRDA). It is 59.5 km far from the Guntur. The distance from Vijayawada to Pedapalem is 71.8 km
| Village | Pedapalem |
| Mandal(SubDistrict) | Atchampeta |
| District | Guntur |
| state | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India(bharat) |
| Population | 3,916 |
| Language | Telugu |
| TimeZone | UTC/GMT +5:30, IST |
| Telephone Code | 08645 |
| Pin code | 522410 |
Agriculture
Agriculture is the major occupation for the people. The area useful for farming is 46.00 hectares
Total irrigated area 46.00 hectares
Unirrigated area 633.00 hectares
Area not available for cultivation 690.00 hectares
Livestock
Total milk production 573750 liters/Year
Total egg production in a year 30384
Demographics
As per the census of 2011, there were 313 households residing in the Pedapalem village. The total population of the village is 3,916. The village Pedapalem has 1,821 literates.There were 3,161 voters in Pedapalem.
| Total Population | Male Population | Female Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,916 | 1,987 | 1,929 |
| 0-6 years Population | 431 | 229 | 202 |
| Literates | 1,821 | 1,041 | 780 |
| Illiterates | 2,095 | 946 | 1,149 |
| Voters | 3161 | 1592 | 1,569 |
How To Reach
Road
It is 5.5 km far from the Atchampeta. People can reach from Atchampeta to Pedapalem by private transport like Auto etc. The nearest town to Pedapalem is Pedakurapadu and Sattenapalle . The village is 27.1 Km far from Pedakurapadu and 25.3 far from Sattenapalle
The village is 59.5 km far from the Guntur district. People reach from Guntur to Pedapalem through the bus. APSRTC provides the bus facility from all major city to Pedapalem.
The distance from Vijayawada to Pedapalem is 71.8 km.
Railways
There is no railway station in Pedapalem, the nearest railway station are Sattenapalle and Pedakurapadu,
People have to reach to Sattenapalle by train and from Sattenapalle people have to reach by road.
Guntur is one of the nearest railway station to reach Sattenapalle and from you have to reach Pedapalem by road.
Air
The nearest domestic airport is Vijayawada airport.
And international Airport is Hyderabad and Chennai.
Geography
latitude: 16.779027
longitude: 80.124906
Temperature: 36 C/F
Wind: 21 Km/h
Education
There are 4 Primary schools and 1 Upper primary school in Pedapalem.
Temples
Nearest temples are
Neelakanteswara swami – Guntur
Banks
The nearest banks are
Andhra Bank – Post Office Road, Atchampeta
State Bank of India – Main Road, Atchampeta
NABARD – Atchampeta
Administration
Pedapalem comes under Narasaraopeta parliament constituency and Pedakurapadu assembly consistency
In the year 2014 Elections Rayapati Sambasiva Rao elected as the member of parliament(MP) and Kommalapati Sreedhar elected as the member of legislative assembly(MLA)
President(Sarpanch) of Pedapalem is Tupakula Srinivasa Rao
The Mandal Revenue Office (MRO) for Pedapalem is the Atchampeta.
The Nearest RTO office is located in Narasaraopeta.
Tourism
Nearest tourist places are Amaravathi, Guntur and Vijayawada.
Distance
Distance between Amaravathi to Pedapalem is 32.2 km
Distance between Vijayawada to Pedapalem is 71.8 km
and the distance between Guntur to Pedapalem is 59.5 km
Boundaries
Pedapalem boundaries are Krosur,Dodleru and Chigurupadu