Village · Pamarru, East Godavari
# Pekeru

Pekeru is a village in Pamarru sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533263. The 2011 Census counted 2,557 people in 747 households, the 12th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.
- 2,557 people (2011)
- 747 households
- 64.8% literacy
- 533263 PIN code

## Pekeru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pekeru is 533263. Pekeru falls in Pamarru sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533263
- Gram panchayat Pekeru, Tallapadu
- Community development block Pamarru
- Census village code 587714

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pekeru from nearby towns?
- Pamarru (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Ramachandrapuram (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pekeru?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pekeru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 2 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● 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
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kajuluru
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pekeru known for?

The main crops are paddy and coconut. About 99% of the 756 hectares of village land is sown, and 750 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pekeru

Of every 100 households in Pekeru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pekeru · ■ Pamarru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 93%
- Toilet within the home 33% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 45%
- Tap water 60% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 69%
- Use banking services 18% 20%
- Television 61% 53%
- Mobile phone 47% 41%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 19%
- Own their home 89% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pekeru?

■ Pekeru · ■ Pamarru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.8% 69.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 991 997
- Working population 52.2% 45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 159 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 694 (52%) · ■ Other work 170 (13%) · ■ Marginal 312 (23%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pamarru
- Kunduru 3,641 people
- Satyawada 3,593 people
- Bhatla Palika 2,951 people
- Amjuru 2,661 people
- Yerraa Pothavaram 2,307 people
- Kudupuru 2,015 people
- Paningapalle 1,934 people
- Sivala 1,895 people

All 24 villages in Pamarru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pekeru? 533263
- How far is Pekeru from Kakinada? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Pekeru? 2,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekeru in? East Godavari district (Pamarru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pekeru? 64.8% (Census 2011)

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