# Paluru Village, Devipatnam, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Devipatnam, East Godavari 

# Paluru

Paluru is a village in Devipatnam sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533339**. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 158 households**, the 18th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 502people (2011)
- 158households
- 56.8%literacy
- 533339PIN code

## Paluru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paluru is 533339.** Paluru falls in Devipatnam sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533339
- Gram panchayatPalem
- Community development blockDevipatnam
- Census village code586613

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

## How far is Paluru from nearby towns?

- Devipatnam (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)106 km by road
- Rajahmundry (nearest town)65 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 Paluru?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Rampachodavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampachodavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampachodavaram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Paluru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Paluru

Of every 100 households in Paluru in 2011, 57 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paluru · ■ Devipatnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**42%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Paluru?

■ Paluru · ■ Devipatnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**1061

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**1019

Working population ****63.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 35.0% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 302 (94%)

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 Devipatnam

- Damanapalle727 people
- Devaram685 people
- Nelakota639 people
- A. Veeravaram598 people
- Ravilanka470 people
- Pamugandi402 people
- Anguluru347 people
- Maddirathigudem332 people

[All 46 villages in Devipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/devipatnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paluru?533339
- How far is Paluru from Kakinada?106 km by road
- What is the population of Paluru?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paluru in?East Godavari district (Devipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paluru?56.8% (Census 2011)