# Katrapalle Village, K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/katrapalle/ Village · K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor # Katrapalle Katrapalle is a village in K.V.B.Puram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,506 people in 382 households**, the 13th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 1,506people (2011) - 382households - 52.2%literacy - 1,005females per 1,000 males ## Katrapalle PIN code and other codes Katrapalle falls in K.V.B.Puram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayatKatrapalle - Community development blockK.V.B.Puram - Census village code595990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katrapalle from nearby towns? - K.V.B.Puram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)134 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)26 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 Katrapalle? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Katrapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · K Vb Puram - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Katrapalle known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and sugar cane**. About 5% of the 1,819 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Katrapalle Of every 100 households in Katrapalle in 2011, 73 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Katrapalle · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **86% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****94%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****58%** **62% Television ****34%** **43% Mobile phone ****38%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****45%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Katrapalle? ■ Katrapalle · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096** **950 Working population ****58.6%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.9% for men and 43.4% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 620 (70%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 K.V.B.Puram - Kovanur1,721 people - Sadasiva Puram1,697 people - Gnanamamba Puram @ P.Khandriga1,679 people - Kumara Venkata Bhupalapuram1,653 people - Pudi @ Chenna Kesavapuram1,347 people - Diguvaputhuru1,224 people - Suramala1,102 people - Olluru1,099 people [All 39 villages in K.V.B.Puram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Katrapalle from Chittoor?134 km by road - What is the population of Katrapalle?1,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katrapalle in?Chittoor district (K.V.B.Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Katrapalle?52.2% (Census 2011)