# Basavaiahpalem Village, Thottambedu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Thottambedu, Chittoor 

# Basavaiahpalem

Basavaiahpalem is a village in Thottambedu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517642**. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 320 households**, the 13th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,157people (2011)
- 320households
- 63.3%literacy
- 517642PIN code

## Basavaiahpalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basavaiahpalem is 517642.** Basavaiahpalem falls in Thottambedu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517642
- Gram panchayatBasavaiahpalem
- Community development blockThottambedu
- Census village code595904

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

## How far is Basavaiahpalem from nearby towns?

- Thottambedu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)110 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)1 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 Basavaiahpalem?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Basavaiahpalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Srikalahasti
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Srikalahasti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Basavaiahpalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 28% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Basavaiahpalem

Of every 100 households in Basavaiahpalem in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basavaiahpalem · ■ Thottambedu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**81%

Tap water ****95%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**70%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****73%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**28%

Own their home ****86%**

**94%

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 Basavaiahpalem?

■ Basavaiahpalem · ■ Thottambedu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**965

Working population ****39.3%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 57.6% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (20%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 196 (43%) · **■** Marginal 109 (24%)

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 Thottambedu

- Kasaram1,708 people
- Edulagunta1,600 people
- Bonupalle1,417 people
- Sambaiahpalem1,294 people
- Thangellapalem1,132 people
- Ilaganur982 people
- Chodavaram887 people
- Routhusuramala855 people

[All 41 villages in Thottambedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/thottambedu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basavaiahpalem?517642
- How far is Basavaiahpalem from Chittoor?110 km by road
- What is the population of Basavaiahpalem?1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basavaiahpalem in?Chittoor district (Thottambedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basavaiahpalem?63.3% (Census 2011)