# Pagolu Village, Challapalle, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/challapalle/pagolu/ Village · Challapalle, Krishna # Pagolu Pagolu is a village in Challapalle sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,950 people in 949 households**, the 7th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,950people (2011) - 949households - 69.3%literacy - 521126PIN code ## Pagolu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pagolu is 521126.** Pagolu falls in Challapalle sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521126 - Gram panchayatPagolu - Community development blockChallapalle - Census village code589748 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pagolu from nearby towns? - Challapalle (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)26 km by road - Machilipatnam (nearest town)26 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 Pagolu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pagolu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Pagolu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and black gram**. Products made here include rice. About 83% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 602 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 Pagolu Of every 100 households in Pagolu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pagolu · ■ Challapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****57%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **34% Tap water ****69%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **48% Use banking services ****48%** **63% Television ****57%** **58% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **19% Own their home ****84%** **76% 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 Pagolu? ■ Pagolu · ■ Challapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **888 Working population ****54.5%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,105 (69%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 315 (20%) · **■** Marginal 32 (2%) 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 Challapalle - Majeru3,998 people - Mangalapuram3,983 people - Nadakuduru3,620 people - Vakkalagadda3,012 people - Puritigadda2,034 people - Yarlagadda1,640 people - Velivolu1,489 people - Nimmagadda822 people [All 12 villages in Challapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/challapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pagolu?521126 - How far is Pagolu from Machilipatnam?26 km by road - What is the population of Pagolu?2,950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pagolu in?Krishna district (Challapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pagolu?69.3% (Census 2011)