# Karepakam Village, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor 

# Karepakam

Karepakam is a village in Varadaiahpalem sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517541**. The 2011 Census counted **2,862 people in 736 households**, the 5th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 2,862people (2011)
- 736households
- 80.6%literacy
- 517541PIN code

## Karepakam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karepakam is 517541.** Karepakam falls in Varadaiahpalem sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517541
- Gram panchayatKarepakam&Pulivallam
- Community development blockVaradaiahpalem
- Census village code595955

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

## How far is Karepakam from nearby towns?

- Varadaiahpalem (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)158 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)40 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 Karepakam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saluripeta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sullurpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Karepakam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 21% of the 1,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Karepakam

Of every 100 households in Karepakam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karepakam · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****78%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**76%

Use banking services ****24%**

**61%

Television ****80%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karepakam?

■ Karepakam · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**972

Working population ****57.6%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.3% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (25%) · **■** Household industry 394 (24%) · **■** Other work 490 (30%) · **■** Marginal 306 (19%)

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 Varadaiahpalem

- Varadaiahpalem6,449 people
- C.L Naidu Palle4,427 people
- Chedulapakam3,229 people
- Santhavellore2,926 people
- Pandur2,578 people
- Chilamathur2,286 people
- Thondambattu1,950 people
- Kambakam1,836 people

[All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karepakam?517541
- How far is Karepakam from Chittoor?158 km by road
- What is the population of Karepakam?2,862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karepakam in?Chittoor district (Varadaiahpalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karepakam?80.6% (Census 2011)