Penumantra is a village in
West Godavari district of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. The village is the site of the headquarters of
Penumantra Mandal
Penumantra Mandal is one of the 46 mandals (administrative divisions) in the West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters arevin Penumantra.
Geography
The Mandal is bordered by Penugonda Mandal in the nort ...
.
Demographics
Census of India
The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...
, Penumantra had a population of 10658. The total population constitute, 5247 males and 5411 females with a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 960 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 1000 The average literacy rate stands at 78.13%.
References
Villages in West Godavari district
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