Village · Vadamalapeta, Chittoor # Pachikalva Pachikalva is a village in Vadamalapeta sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 340 people in 96 households, the 19th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 340 people (2011) - 96 households - 63.3% literacy - 1,125 females per 1,000 males ## Pachikalva PIN code and other codes Pachikalva falls in Vadamalapeta sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayat Pathiputhuru - Community development block Vadamalapeta - Census village code 596252 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pachikalva from nearby towns? - Vadamalapet (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 85 km by road - Tirupati (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pachikalva? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pachikalva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tirupati - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tirupati - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tirupati - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap 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 Pachikalva known for? The main crops are paddy, sugar cane and ground nut. About 47% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pachikalva Of every 100 households in Pachikalva in 2011, 88 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pachikalva · ■ Vadamalapeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 89% - Toilet within the home 32% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 69% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 72% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 77% - Use banking services 47% 68% - Television 53% 59% - Mobile phone 56% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 18% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 22% 21% - Own their home 96% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pachikalva? ■ Pachikalva · ■ Vadamalapeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.3% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1125 1001 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 400 903 - Working population 41.2% 47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 54.6% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (70%) · ■ Household industry 8 (6%) · ■ Other work 23 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vadamalapeta - Kallur 628 people - Padiredu Aranyam 596 people - Thatneri 489 people - Ayyannagaripalle 401 people All 22 villages in Vadamalapeta ## Quick answers - How far is Pachikalva from Chittoor? 85 km by road - What is the population of Pachikalva? 340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachikalva in? Chittoor district (Vadamalapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pachikalva? 63.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vadamalapeta/pachikalva/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.