# Pachikapalem Village, Vedurukuppam, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vedurukuppam/pachikapalem/ Village · Vedurukuppam, Chittoor # Pachikapalem Pachikapalem is a village in Vedurukuppam sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517569**. The 2011 Census counted **4,267 people in 1,061 households**, the 1st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 4,267people (2011) - 1,061households - 63.9%literacy - 517569PIN code ## Pachikapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachikapalem is 517569.** Pachikapalem falls in Vedurukuppam sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517569 - Gram panchayatPachikapalem - Community development blockVedurukuppam - Census village code596210 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachikapalem from nearby towns? - Vedurukuppam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)46 km by road - Tirupati (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 Pachikapalem? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Pachikapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vedurukuppam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vedurukuppam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Pachikapalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 59% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Pachikapalem Of every 100 households in Pachikapalem in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pachikapalem · ■ Vedurukuppam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **92% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **90% Use banking services ****64%** **62% Television ****44%** **36% Mobile phone ****48%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****33%** **34% Own their home ****87%** **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 Pachikapalem? ■ Pachikapalem · ■ Vedurukuppam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **865 Working population ****49.8%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 571 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 724 (34%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 352 (17%) · **■** Marginal 457 (22%) 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 Vedurukuppam - Mambedu4,080 people - Allamadugu3,815 people - Jakkidona3,749 people - Vedurukuppam3,572 people [All 32 villages in Vedurukuppam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vedurukuppam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachikapalem?517569 - How far is Pachikapalem from Chittoor?46 km by road - What is the population of Pachikapalem?4,267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachikapalem in?Chittoor district (Vedurukuppam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pachikapalem?63.9% (Census 2011)