Village · Madanapalle, Chittoor # Penchupadu Penchupadu is a village in Madanapalle sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517417. The 2011 Census counted 2,759 people in 646 households, the 8th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 2,759 people (2011) - 646 households - 60.4% literacy - 517417 PIN code ## Penchupadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Penchupadu is 517417. Penchupadu falls in Madanapalle sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517417 - Gram panchayat Penchupadu - Community development block Madanapalle - Census village code 596136 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Penchupadu from nearby towns? - Madanapalle (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 118 km by road - Madanapalle (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Penchupadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Penchupadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service 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 10+ km · Madanapalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madanapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madanapalle - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Penchupadu known for? The main crops are ground nut, paddy and tomato. About 11% of the 1,454 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Penchupadu Of every 100 households in Penchupadu in 2011, 72 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Penchupadu · ■ Madanapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 91% - Toilet within the home 5% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 83% - Tap water 42% 85% - Drinking water within premises 14% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 83% - Use banking services 82% 73% - Television 29% 52% - Mobile phone 56% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 13% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 16% 25% - Own their home 99% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Penchupadu? ■ Penchupadu · ■ Madanapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 902 - Working population 59.2% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 404 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 426 (26%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 140 (9%) · ■ Marginal 661 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Madanapalle - Pothapalu 5,872 people - Valasapalle 4,171 people - Madanapalle 3,564 people - Malepadu 3,049 people - Kollabylu 2,072 people - Ponnetipalem 1,301 people - Theneegalavaripalle 650 people - Molakaladinne 393 people All 14 villages in Madanapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penchupadu? 517417 - How far is Penchupadu from Chittoor? 118 km by road - What is the population of Penchupadu? 2,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penchupadu in? Chittoor district (Madanapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penchupadu? 60.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/madanapalle/penchupadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.