# Karalapadu Village, Piduguralla, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/piduguralla/karalapadu/ Village · Piduguralla, Guntur # Karalapadu Karalapadu is a village in Piduguralla sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522437**. The 2011 Census counted **7,085 people in 1,852 households**, the 5th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 7,085people (2011) - 1,852households - 53.6%literacy - 522437PIN code ## Karalapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karalapadu is 522437.** Karalapadu falls in Piduguralla sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code522437 - Gram panchayatKaralapadu, Channayapalem - Community development blockPiduguralla - Census village code589878 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karalapadu from nearby towns? - Piduguralla (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Guntur (district HQ)72 km by road - Piduguralla (nearest town)12 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 Karalapadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Piduguralla - ○Degree college10+ km · Piduguralla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasaraopet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Karalapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. Products made here include rice. About 93% of the 2,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,530 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 Karalapadu Of every 100 households in Karalapadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karalapadu · ■ Piduguralla rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****33%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **65% Tap water ****19%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **64% Use banking services ****33%** **40% Television ****57%** **56% Mobile phone ****40%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **29% Own their home ****92%** **88% 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 Karalapadu? ■ Karalapadu · ■ Piduguralla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **946 Working population ****61.6%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 43.2% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 470 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,342 (77%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 330 (8%) · **■** Marginal 193 (4%) 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 Piduguralla - Janapadu11,318 people - Guttikonda8,931 people - Thummalacheruvu8,889 people - Kamepalle8,049 people - Julakallu6,344 people - Konanki5,894 people - Peda Agraharam1,477 people - China Agraharam1,229 people [All 9 villages in Piduguralla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/piduguralla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karalapadu?522437 - How far is Karalapadu from Guntur?72 km by road - What is the population of Karalapadu?7,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karalapadu in?Guntur district (Piduguralla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karalapadu?53.6% (Census 2011)