Village · Bellamkonda, Guntur
# Papayapalem

Papayapalem is a village in Bellamkonda sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 522411. The 2011 Census counted 3,699 people in 865 households, the 3rd largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.
- 3,699 people (2011)
- 865 households
- 49.6% literacy
- 522411 PIN code

## Papayapalem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Papayapalem is 522411. Papayapalem falls in Bellamkonda sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 522411
- Gram panchayat Papayapalem
- Community development block Bellamkonda
- Census village code 589899

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

## How far is Papayapalem from nearby towns?
- Bellamkonda (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Piduguralla (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Papayapalem?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Papayapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bellamkonda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Piduguralla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Piduguralla
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Papayapalem known for?

About 50% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Papayapalem

Of every 100 households in Papayapalem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Papayapalem · ■ Bellamkonda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 81%
- Toilet within the home 26% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 79%
- Tap water 24% 40%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 79%
- Use banking services 35% 51%
- Television 57% 50%
- Mobile phone 34% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 33% 28%
- Own their home 94% 94%

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

## What is the population of Papayapalem?

■ Papayapalem · ■ Bellamkonda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.6% 52.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 1017
- Working population 57.6% 57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 35.1% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 577 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,200 (56%) · ■ Household industry 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 130 (6%) · ■ Marginal 205 (10%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bellamkonda
- Bellamkonda 10,169 people
- Chandrajupalem 6,610 people
- Bodanam 3,447 people
- Machayapalem 2,252 people
- Kolluru 2,158 people
- Chityala 2,136 people

All 13 villages in Bellamkonda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Papayapalem? 522411
- How far is Papayapalem from Guntur? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Papayapalem? 3,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Papayapalem in? Guntur district (Bellamkonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Papayapalem? 49.6% (Census 2011)

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