Village · Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor
# Peddapalavedu

Peddapalavedu is a village in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517640. The 2011 Census counted 952 people in 233 households, the 13th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.
- 952 people (2011)
- 233 households
- 56.1% literacy
- 517640 PIN code

## Peddapalavedu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Peddapalavedu is 517640. Peddapalavedu falls in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 517640
- Gram panchayat Peddapalavedu
- Community development block Buchinaidu Kandriga
- Census village code 595920

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Peddapalavedu from nearby towns?
- Buchinaidu Kandriga (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ) 130 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Peddapalavedu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Peddapalavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Buchinaidu Kandriga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Srikalahasti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srikalahasti
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Peddapalavedu known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 26% of the 919 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Peddapalavedu

Of every 100 households in Peddapalavedu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Peddapalavedu · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 93%
- Toilet within the home 8% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 86%
- Tap water 96% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 81%
- Use banking services 60% 63%
- Television 45% 54%
- Mobile phone 47% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 0%
- None of these assets 28% 27%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Peddapalavedu?

■ Peddapalavedu · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 65.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 959
- Working population 57.5% 54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 49.1% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 375 (69%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 75 (14%) · ■ Marginal 26 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Buchinaidu Kandriga
- Talarivettu 1,386 people
- West Warathur 1,360 people
- Kukkambakam 1,331 people
- Parlapalle 1,012 people
- Vijayagopalapuram 876 people
- Kothapalem 801 people
- Putteri 791 people
- Nelavoy 717 people

All 24 villages in Buchinaidu Kandriga

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Peddapalavedu? 517640
- How far is Peddapalavedu from Chittoor? 130 km by road
- What is the population of Peddapalavedu? 952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peddapalavedu in? Chittoor district (Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Peddapalavedu? 56.1% (Census 2011)

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