# Vakkalagadda Village, Challapalle, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/challapalle/vakkalagadda/ Village · Challapalle, Krishna # Vakkalagadda Vakkalagadda is a village in Challapalle sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521126**. The 2011 Census counted **3,012 people in 985 households**, the 6th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 3,012people (2011) - 985households - 74.2%literacy - 521126PIN code ## Vakkalagadda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakkalagadda is 521126.** Vakkalagadda falls in Challapalle sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521126 - Gram panchayatVakkalagadda - Community development blockChallapalle - Census village code589749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakkalagadda from nearby towns? - Challapalle (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)29 km by road - Machilipatnam (nearest town)29 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 Vakkalagadda? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vakkalagadda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Challapalle - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 Vakkalagadda known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and black gram**. Products made here include rice. About 84% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 647 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 Vakkalagadda Of every 100 households in Vakkalagadda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vakkalagadda · ■ Challapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****87%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **34% Tap water ****49%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **48% Use banking services ****64%** **63% Television ****63%** **58% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **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 Vakkalagadda? ■ Vakkalagadda · ■ Challapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **888 Working population ****52.5%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 72.5% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,129 (71%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 183 (12%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 - Lakshmipuram12,925 people - Majeru3,998 people - Mangalapuram3,983 people - Nadakuduru3,620 people - Pagolu2,950 people - Puritigadda2,034 people - Yarlagadda1,640 people - Velivolu1,489 people [All 12 villages in Challapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/challapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vakkalagadda?521126 - How far is Vakkalagadda from Machilipatnam?29 km by road - What is the population of Vakkalagadda?3,012 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakkalagadda in?Krishna district (Challapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vakkalagadda?74.2% (Census 2011)