# Peruru Village, Amalapuram, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/amalapuram/peruru/ Village · Amalapuram, East Godavari # Peruru Peruru is a village in Amalapuram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533218**. The 2011 Census counted **19,323 people in 5,304 households**, the 1st largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 19,323people (2011) - 5,304households - 79.7%literacy - 533218PIN code ## Peruru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peruru is 533218.** Peruru falls in Amalapuram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code533218 - Gram panchayatPeruru, Chintadagaruvu, Rollapalem - Community development blockAmalapuram - Census village code587885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peruru from nearby towns? - Amalapuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ)68 km by road - Amalapuram (nearest town)6 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 Peruru? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Peruru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amalapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Peruru known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 81% of the 1,389 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Peruru Of every 100 households in Peruru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Peruru · ■ Amalapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****56%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **49% Tap water ****75%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **68% Use banking services ****39%** **39% Television ****56%** **52% Mobile phone ****50%** **47% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **15% Own their home ****82%** **84% 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 Peruru? ■ Peruru · ■ Amalapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **961 Working population ****40.4%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 75.2% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 403 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,517 (32%) · **■** Household industry 87 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,563 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1,228 (16%) 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 Amalapuram - Amalapuram9,508 people - Edarapalle6,170 people - Indupalle5,744 people - Vanne Chintalapudi5,204 people [All 16 villages in Amalapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/amalapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peruru?533218 - How far is Peruru from Kakinada?68 km by road - What is the population of Peruru?19,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peruru in?East Godavari district (Amalapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Peruru?79.7% (Census 2011)