# Palacherla Village, Raptadu, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/palacherla/ Village · Raptadu, Anantapur # Palacherla Palacherla is a village in Raptadu sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515722**. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 558 households**, the 5th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,279people (2011) - 558households - 54.2%literacy - 515722PIN code ## Palacherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palacherla is 515722.** Palacherla falls in Raptadu sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515722 - Gram panchayatPalacherla&Bhoginepalle - Community development blockRaptadu - Census village code595107 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palacherla from nearby towns? - Raptadu (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)32 km by road - Anantapur (nearest town)32 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Palacherla? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Palacherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anantapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raptadu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palacherla known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 64% of the 2,771 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Palacherla Of every 100 households in Palacherla in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palacherla · ■ Raptadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **95% Toilet within the home ****8%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **69% Tap water ****74%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **86% Use banking services ****64%** **65% Television ****42%** **61% Mobile phone ****39%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **88% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Palacherla? ■ Palacherla · ■ Raptadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **847 Working population ****63.0%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 43.3% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 414 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (11%) · **■** Marginal 400 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Raptadu - Raptadu7,453 people - Maroor6,290 people - Bandameedapalle3,640 people - Gondireddipalle3,013 people - Gandlaparthi2,221 people - Hampapuram2,187 people - Bommaparthy1,492 people - Bukkacherla1,416 people [All 11 villages in Raptadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palacherla?515722 - How far is Palacherla from Anantapur?32 km by road - What is the population of Palacherla?2,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palacherla in?Anantapur district (Raptadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palacherla?54.2% (Census 2011)