# Pallapadu Village, Vatticherukuru, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/vatticherukuru/pallapadu/ Village · Vatticherukuru, Guntur # Pallapadu Pallapadu is a village in Vatticherukuru sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522017**. The 2011 Census counted **4,072 people in 1,246 households**, the 4th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 4,072people (2011) - 1,246households - 62.7%literacy - 522017PIN code ## Pallapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pallapadu is 522017.** Pallapadu falls in Vatticherukuru sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code522017 - Gram panchayatPallapadu, Sowpadu - Community development blockVatticherukuru - Census village code590317 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pallapadu from nearby towns? - Vatticherukuru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Guntur (district HQ)20 km by road - Guntur (nearest town)20 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 Pallapadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pallapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Guntur - ○Degree college10+ km · Guntur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guntur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Pallapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. Products made here include rice. About 82% of the 1,454 hectares of village land is sown, and 601 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 Pallapadu Of every 100 households in Pallapadu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pallapadu · ■ Vatticherukuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****58%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **41% Tap water ****90%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **51% Use banking services ****33%** **41% Television ****53%** **61% Mobile phone ****48%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **21% Own their home ****84%** **86% 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 Pallapadu? ■ Pallapadu · ■ Vatticherukuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **944 Working population ****56.1%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 56.4% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 684 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,366 (60%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (0%) 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 Vatticherukuru - Kornepadu10,134 people - Mutluru7,806 people - Ananthavarappadu4,238 people - Vatticherukuru3,850 people - Garapadu3,342 people - Chamallamudi2,919 people - Kovelamudi2,052 people [All 13 villages in Vatticherukuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/vatticherukuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallapadu?522017 - How far is Pallapadu from Guntur?20 km by road - What is the population of Pallapadu?4,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallapadu in?Guntur district (Vatticherukuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pallapadu?62.7% (Census 2011)