# Paladugu Village, Medikonduru, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Medikonduru, Guntur 

# Paladugu

Paladugu is a village in Medikonduru sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,702 people in 991 households**, the 5th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 3,702people (2011)
- 991households
- 62.3%literacy
- 522401PIN code

## Paladugu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paladugu is 522401.** Paladugu falls in Medikonduru sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code522401
- Gram panchayatPaladugu
- Community development blockMedikonduru
- Census village code590226

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

## How far is Paladugu from nearby towns?

- Medikonduru (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Sattenapalle (nearest town)15 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 Paladugu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Paladugu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Siripuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sattenapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sattenapalle
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Paladugu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 84% of the 1,254 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Paladugu

Of every 100 households in Paladugu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paladugu · ■ Medikonduru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**46%

Tap water ****50%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**52%

Use banking services ****46%**

**51%

Television ****58%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**80%

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 Paladugu?

■ Paladugu · ■ Medikonduru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**899

Working population ****58.5%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 54.4% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 532 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,252 (58%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (6%) · **■** Marginal 243 (11%)

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 Medikonduru

- Pericherla16,563 people
- Medikonduru10,046 people
- Siripuram8,766 people
- Dokiparru5,489 people
- Korrapadu3,103 people
- Mandapadu2,922 people
- Visadala2,537 people
- Velavarthipadu2,165 people

[All 13 villages in Medikonduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/medikonduru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paladugu?522401
- How far is Paladugu from Guntur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Paladugu?3,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paladugu in?Guntur district (Medikonduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paladugu?62.3% (Census 2011)
