Village · Mulakalacheruvu, Chittoor # Peddapalem Peddapalem is a village in Mulakalacheruvu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517390. The 2011 Census counted 2,505 people in 628 households, the 8th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 2,505 people (2011) - 628 households - 63.3% literacy - 517390 PIN code ## Peddapalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Peddapalem is 517390. Peddapalem falls in Mulakalacheruvu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517390 - Gram panchayat Peddapalem - Community development block Mulakalacheruvu - Census village code 595609 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Peddapalem from nearby towns? - Mulakalacheruvu (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 138 km by road - Madanapalle (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Peddapalem? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Peddapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway 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 5–10 km · Mulakalacheruvu - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mulakalacheruvu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madanapalle - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 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 Peddapalem known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and tomato. About 73% of the 1,261 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Peddapalem Of every 100 households in Peddapalem in 2011, 79 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Peddapalem · ■ Mulakalacheruvu rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 90% - Toilet within the home 5% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 82% - Tap water 72% 75% - Drinking water within premises 5% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88% - Use banking services 70% 84% - Television 43% 46% - Mobile phone 66% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 23% 26% - Own their home 96% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Peddapalem? ■ Peddapalem · ■ Mulakalacheruvu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.3% 62.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 916 - Working population 65.4% 60.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 53.4% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 598 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 672 (41%) · ■ Household industry 29 (2%) · ■ Other work 231 (14%) · ■ Marginal 109 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mulakalacheruvu - Maddinayanipalle 5,184 people - Devalcheruvu 4,683 people - Vepurikota 2,974 people - T.Sowdasamudram 2,970 people - Gudupalle 2,163 people - Kalavapalle 2,124 people - Kadirinathunikota 1,366 people - Nayanicheruvupalle 1,218 people All 17 villages in Mulakalacheruvu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peddapalem? 517390 - How far is Peddapalem from Chittoor? 138 km by road - What is the population of Peddapalem? 2,505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peddapalem in? Chittoor district (Mulakalacheruvu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Peddapalem? 63.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/mulakalacheruvu/peddapalem/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.