# Upparapalle Village, Somala, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/somala/upparapalle/ Village · Somala, Chittoor # Upparapalle Upparapalle is a village in Somala sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517257**. The 2011 Census counted **3,030 people in 811 households**, the 7th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 3,030people (2011) - 811households - 63.3%literacy - 517257PIN code ## Upparapalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Upparapalle is 517257.** Upparapalle falls in Somala sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517257 - Gram panchayatUpparapalle - Community development blockSomala - Census village code596506 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Upparapalle from nearby towns? - Somala (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)77 km by road - Punganur (nearest town)36 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 Upparapalle? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Upparapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Somala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Somala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madanapalle - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Upparapalle known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and tomato**. Products made here include jaggery. About 11% of the 1,468 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Upparapalle Of every 100 households in Upparapalle in 2011, 85 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Upparapalle · ■ Somala rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **81% Tap water ****93%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **86% Use banking services ****75%** **73% Television ****35%** **48% Mobile phone ****34%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Upparapalle? ■ Upparapalle · ■ Somala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **936 Working population ****48.8%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,080 (73%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (4%) · **■** Marginal 183 (12%) 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 Somala - Nanjampeta @ Chandambylu4,531 people - Kandur4,338 people - Avulapalle3,637 people - Irikipenta3,265 people - Nellimanda2,699 people - Valligatla2,340 people - Thamminayanipalle2,325 people - S. Nadim Palle1,505 people [All 13 villages in Somala](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/somala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Upparapalle?517257 - How far is Upparapalle from Chittoor?77 km by road - What is the population of Upparapalle?3,030 (Census 2011) - Which district is Upparapalle in?Chittoor district (Somala sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Upparapalle?63.3% (Census 2011)