# Palakuru Village, Puthalapattu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Puthalapattu, Chittoor 

# Palakuru

Palakuru is a village in Puthalapattu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517124**. The 2011 Census counted **2,298 people in 659 households**, the 8th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 2,298people (2011)
- 659households
- 78.8%literacy
- 517124PIN code

## Palakuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palakuru is 517124.** Palakuru falls in Puthalapattu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517124
- Gram panchayatPalakuru&Kammaguttapalle
- Community development blockPuthalapattu
- Census village code596476

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palakuru from nearby towns?

- Puthalapattu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chittoor (nearest town)20 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 Palakuru?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Palakuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 · Puthalapattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Palakuru known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, gur and paddy**. About 47% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Palakuru

Of every 100 households in Palakuru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palakuru · ■ Puthalapattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****53%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**75%

Use banking services ****56%**

**71%

Television ****43%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Palakuru?

■ Palakuru · ■ Puthalapattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**891

Working population ****36.1%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.6% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 251 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (39%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 207 (25%) · **■** Marginal 34 (4%)

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 Puthalapattu

- Muthirevula4,003 people
- Potukanuma3,321 people
- Thenepalle2,784 people
- Polavaram2,417 people
- Erracheruvupalle2,155 people
- Baitapalle2,011 people
- Thalupulapalle1,762 people
- Goduguchinta1,590 people

[All 21 villages in Puthalapattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puthalapattu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palakuru?517124
- How far is Palakuru from Chittoor?20 km by road
- What is the population of Palakuru?2,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palakuru in?Chittoor district (Puthalapattu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palakuru?78.8% (Census 2011)