Pedana

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?Pedana Andhra Pradesh • India
Pedana
Coordinates: 16°16′N 81°10′E / 16.27, 81.17
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 1 m (3 ft)
District(s)	Krishna
Population	29,535 (2001)

Coordinates: 16°16′N 81°10′E / 16.27, 81.17 Pedana is a town and a municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Pedana is located at 16.27° N 81.17° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).

[edit] Economy

Pedana is known for its hand looms and most of the foreigners visit Pedana for several handloom firms like Kalamkari and cheneta (weaving).

As of 2001 India census^[2], Pedana Municipality had a population of 29,613. 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

[edit] Villages in Pedana Mandal

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

1. Bahussainpalem
2. Balliparru
3. uppala kalavagunta
4. Chennuru
5. Chevendra
6. Chodavaram
7. Devarapalle
8. Dirisavalli
9. Gurivindagunta
10. Jinjeru
11. Kakarlamudi
12. Kamalapuram
13. Kavipuram
14. Kongamcherla
15. Konkepudi
16. Koppalle
17. Kuduru
18. Kummarigunta
19. Lankalakalavagunta
20. Madaka
21. MulaMarigunata
22. Mutcherla
23. Mutchiligunta
24. Nadupuru
25. Nandamuru
26. Nandigama
27. Nelakondapalle
28. Pedana
29. Penumalli
30. Pullapadu
31. Seri Varthelapalle
32. Urivi

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pedana
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
3. ^ Villages in Pedana Mandal. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.

	v • d • e  Krishna district
District Headquarters	Machilipatnam
Major city	Vijayawada
Mandals	•A.Konduru•Agiripalli•Avanigadda •Bantumilli•Bapulapadu •Challapalli•Chandarlapadu•Chatrai •G.Konduru•Gampalagudem•Gannavaram•Ghantasala•Gudivada•Gudlavalleru•Guduru •Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna district •Jaggayyapeta •Kaikaluru•Kalidindi•Kanchikacherla•Kankipadu•Koduru•Kruthivennu •Machilipatnam•Mandavalli•Mopidevi•Movva•Mudinepalli•Musunuru•Mylavaram •Nagayalanka•Nandigama•Nandivada•Nuzvid •Pamarru•Pamidimukkala•Pedana•Pedaparupudi•Penamaluru•Penuganchiprolu •Reddigudem •Thotlavalluru•Tiruvuru •Unguturu •Vatsavai•Veerullapadu•Vijayawada(Rural)•Vijayawada(Urban)•Vissannapeta•Vuyyuru
Villages	•A.Konduru•Agiripalli•Avanigadda •Bantumilli•Bapulapadu•Bhavadevarapalli •Challapalli•Chandarlapadu•Chatrai•Chodavaram (Krishna district)•Choutapalli •Dakaram•Dokiparru •G. Konduru•Gampalagudem•Ghantasala (town)•Gollapudi•Gudlavalleru•Guduru •Hamasaladeevi •Ibrahimpatnam •Kaikaluru•Kalavapamula•Kalidindi•Kankipadu•Kapileswarapuram.Kavuluru•Koduru•KODURUKondapalli•Konijerla•Korukollu•Kothuru•Kruthivennu• Kuchipudi (village) •Lingala village •Mandavalli•Mopidevi•Movva•Mudinepalli•Musunuru•Mylavaram •Nagayalanka•Nandigama•Nandivada•Nemali •Pamarru•Pamidimukkala•Pedamadalla•Pedaparupudi•Pedapudi, Krishna district•Penamaluru•Penuganchiprolu•Pochavaram•Prodduturu •Ramanakkapeta•Rayavaram (Andhra Pradesh)•Reddigudem •Tadepalle, Krishna district•Thotlavalluru•Tiruvuru•Tunikipadu •Unguturu •Vakkalagadda•Vatsavai•Veerullapadu•Venkatadripuram•Ventrapragada•Vissannapeta

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