# Alapakam Village, Vijayapuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vijayapuram/alapakam/ Village · Vijayapuram, Chittoor # Alapakam Alapakam is a village in Vijayapuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517591**. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 650 households**, the 4th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 2,546people (2011) - 650households - 65.6%literacy - 517591PIN code ## Alapakam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alapakam is 517591.** Alapakam falls in Vijayapuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517591 - Gram panchayatAlapakam - Community development blockVijayapuram - Census village code596369 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alapakam from nearby towns? - Vijayapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)80 km by road - Nagari (nearest town)12 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 Alapakam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Alapakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vijayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Alapakam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 54% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Alapakam Of every 100 households in Alapakam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alapakam · ■ Vijayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****29%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **84% Tap water ****92%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **82% Use banking services ****54%** **65% Television ****44%** **55% Mobile phone ****64%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****15%** **25% Own their home ****93%** **97% 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 Alapakam? ■ Alapakam · ■ Vijayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **956 Working population ****61.3%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,185 (76%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 166 (11%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%) 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 Vijayapuram - Vijaya Puram3,750 people - Pannur3,254 people - Sriharipuram2,582 people - Kothuru Venkatapuram2,309 people - Kaliambakam2,101 people - Patha Arcot2,082 people - Illathuru1,932 people [All 18 villages in Vijayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vijayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alapakam?517591 - How far is Alapakam from Chittoor?80 km by road - What is the population of Alapakam?2,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alapakam in?Chittoor district (Vijayapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Alapakam?65.6% (Census 2011)