# Empedu Village, Srikalahasti, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/srikalahasti/empedu/ Village · Srikalahasti, Chittoor # Empedu Empedu is a village in Srikalahasti sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517620**. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 225 households**, the 23rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 996people (2011) - 225households - 52.0%literacy - 517620PIN code ## Empedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Empedu is 517620.** Empedu falls in Srikalahasti sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517620 - Gram panchayatEmpedu - Community development blockSrikalahasti - Census village code595815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Empedu from nearby towns? - Srikalahasti (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)112 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)25 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 Empedu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Empedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Empedu known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 22% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Empedu Of every 100 households in Empedu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Empedu · ■ Srikalahasti rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **80% Tap water ****65%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **73% Use banking services ****80%** **63% Television ****50%** **52% Mobile phone ****52%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Empedu? ■ Empedu · ■ Srikalahasti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **951 Working population ****47.5%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (31%) · **■** Marginal 26 (5%) 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 Srikalahasti - Cherlapalle1,148 people - Aravakothuru1,063 people - Pullareddi Khandriga1,018 people - Obulayapalle1,002 people - Chukkalanidigallu912 people - Penubaka870 people - Kammakothur861 people - Kapugunneri856 people [All 66 villages in Srikalahasti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/srikalahasti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Empedu?517620 - How far is Empedu from Chittoor?112 km by road - What is the population of Empedu?996 (Census 2011) - Which district is Empedu in?Chittoor district (Srikalahasti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Empedu?52.0% (Census 2011)