Village · Mandapeta, East Godavari # Palathodu Palathodu is a village in Mandapeta sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533340. The 2011 Census counted 2,584 people in 708 households, the 9th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%. - 2,584 people (2011) - 708 households - 76.5% literacy - 533340 PIN code ## Palathodu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palathodu is 533340. Palathodu falls in Mandapeta sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 533340 - Gram panchayat Palathodu - Community development block Mandapeta - Census village code 587578 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palathodu from nearby towns? - Mandapeta (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ) 51 km by road - Mandapeta (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palathodu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palathodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mandapeta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mandapeta - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Mandapeta - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palathodu known for? The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palathodu Of every 100 households in Palathodu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palathodu · ■ Mandapeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 95% - Toilet within the home 52% 63% - No toilet (open defecation) 11% 23% - Tap water 19% 51% - Drinking water within premises 73% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 57% - Use banking services 43% 45% - Television 46% 59% - Mobile phone 20% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 15% - Own their home 85% 75% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palathodu? ■ Palathodu · ■ Mandapeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 69.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 950 - Working population 38.9% 39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 72.5% for women. 63% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 130 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 715 (71%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 123 (12%) · ■ Marginal 37 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mandapeta - Arthamuru 6,326 people - Dwarapudi 5,684 people - Ippanapadu 5,483 people - Velagathodu 4,627 people - Z.Medapadu 2,268 people - Maredubaka 1,846 people - Meruipadu 859 people - Chinadevarapudi 727 people All 13 villages in Mandapeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palathodu? 533340 - How far is Palathodu from Kakinada? 51 km by road - What is the population of Palathodu? 2,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palathodu in? East Godavari district (Mandapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palathodu? 76.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/mandapeta/palathodu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.