# Puritigadda Village, Challapalle, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/challapalle/puritigadda/ Village · Challapalle, Krishna # Puritigadda Puritigadda is a village in Challapalle sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 646 households**, the 8th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,034people (2011) - 646households - 74.6%literacy - 521126PIN code ## Puritigadda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puritigadda is 521126.** Puritigadda falls in Challapalle sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521126 - Gram panchayatPuritigadda - Community development blockChallapalle - Census village code589746 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puritigadda from nearby towns? - Challapalle (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)30 km by road - Machilipatnam (nearest town)30 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 Puritigadda? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puritigadda; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Puritigadda known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 3% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Puritigadda Of every 100 households in Puritigadda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puritigadda · ■ Challapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****62%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **34% Tap water ****3%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **48% Use banking services ****70%** **63% Television ****52%** **58% Mobile phone ****51%** **45% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Puritigadda? ■ Puritigadda · ■ Challapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **888 Working population ****54.4%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 71.1% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 659 (60%) · **■** Household industry 188 (17%) · **■** Other work 206 (19%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 - Mangalapuram3,983 people - Nadakuduru3,620 people - Vakkalagadda3,012 people - Pagolu2,950 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 Puritigadda?521126 - How far is Puritigadda from Machilipatnam?30 km by road - What is the population of Puritigadda?2,034 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puritigadda in?Krishna district (Challapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puritigadda?74.6% (Census 2011)