# Durgasamudram Village, Chowdepalle, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/chowdepalle/durgasamudram/ Village · Chowdepalle, Chittoor # Durgasamudram Durgasamudram is a village in Chowdepalle sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517257**. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 733 households**, the 5th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 2,991people (2011) - 733households - 60.0%literacy - 517257PIN code ## Durgasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Durgasamudram is 517257.** Durgasamudram falls in Chowdepalle sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517257 - Gram panchayatDurgasamudram - Community development blockChowdepalle - Census village code596523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Durgasamudram from nearby towns? - Chowdepalle (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)63 km by road - Punganur (nearest town)22 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 Durgasamudram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Durgasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Chowdepalle - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punganur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punganur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Durgasamudram known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, mango and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 17% of the 1,588 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Durgasamudram Of every 100 households in Durgasamudram in 2011, 72 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Durgasamudram · ■ Chowdepalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****72%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **85% Use banking services ****29%** **49% Television ****33%** **46% Mobile phone ****44%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Durgasamudram? ■ Durgasamudram · ■ Chowdepalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **934 Working population ****51.8%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 48.1% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,142 (74%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (6%) · **■** Marginal 163 (11%) 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 Chowdepalle - Chowdepalle7,026 people - Kondamarri5,134 people - Gaddamvaripalle3,879 people - Diguvapalle3,470 people - Kogathi2,988 people - Pudipatla2,707 people - Charala2,437 people - A.Kothakota2,250 people [All 15 villages in Chowdepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/chowdepalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Durgasamudram?517257 - How far is Durgasamudram from Chittoor?63 km by road - What is the population of Durgasamudram?2,991 (Census 2011) - Which district is Durgasamudram in?Chittoor district (Chowdepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Durgasamudram?60.0% (Census 2011)