# Penumallam Village, Yerpedu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Yerpedu, Chittoor 

# Penumallam

Penumallam is a village in Yerpedu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517620**. The 2011 Census counted **2,061 people in 537 households**, the 12th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 2,061people (2011)
- 537households
- 57.3%literacy
- 517620PIN code

## Penumallam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penumallam is 517620.** Penumallam falls in Yerpedu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517620
- Gram panchayatPenumallam&Ravillavari Kandriga
- Community development blockYerpedu
- Census village code595804

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

## How far is Penumallam from nearby towns?

- Yerpedu (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)71 km by road
- Tirupati (nearest town)20 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 Penumallam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Penumallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yerpedu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirupati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Penumallam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 16% of the 963 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Penumallam

Of every 100 households in Penumallam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Penumallam · ■ Yerpedu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****88%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**26%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****35%**

**55%

Television ****52%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Penumallam?

■ Penumallam · ■ Yerpedu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**911

Working population ****54.2%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 48.9% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 509 (46%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (9%) · **■** Marginal 315 (28%)

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 Yerpedu

- Merlapaka2,253 people
- Chellur2,242 people
- Kobaka2,084 people
- Gudimallam2,071 people
- Pallam2,019 people
- Musalipedu1,778 people
- Pathaveerapuram1,526 people
- Madhavamala1,294 people

[All 34 villages in Yerpedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/yerpedu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penumallam?517620
- How far is Penumallam from Chittoor?71 km by road
- What is the population of Penumallam?2,061 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penumallam in?Chittoor district (Yerpedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penumallam?57.3% (Census 2011)