# Pokkunuru Village, Chandarlapadu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/chandarlapadu/pokkunuru/ Village · Chandarlapadu, Krishna # Pokkunuru Pokkunuru is a village in Chandarlapadu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521182**. The 2011 Census counted **1,941 people in 584 households**, the 11th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,941people (2011) - 584households - 61.4%literacy - 521182PIN code ## Pokkunuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokkunuru is 521182.** Pokkunuru falls in Chandarlapadu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521182 - Gram panchayatPokkunuru - Community development blockChandarlapadu - Census village code589184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokkunuru from nearby towns? - Chandarlapadu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)146 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)55 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 Pokkunuru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pokkunuru; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandigama - ○Degree college10+ km · Nandigama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 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 Pokkunuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. Products made here include rice. About 50% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Pokkunuru Of every 100 households in Pokkunuru in 2011, 93 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokkunuru · ■ Chandarlapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****44%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **44% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **71% Use banking services ****22%** **41% Television ****43%** **51% Mobile phone ****45%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **29% Own their home ****81%** **91% 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 Pokkunuru? ■ Pokkunuru · ■ Chandarlapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **935 Working population ****57.0%** **57.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 53.3% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 152 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (20%) · **■** Other work 102 (9%) · **■** Marginal 628 (57%) 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 Chandarlapadu - Kodavatikallu4,112 people - Thotaravulapadu3,516 people - Eturu3,115 people - Veladi2,722 people - Vibhareetapadu1,444 people - Munagala Palle1,353 people - Bobbellapadu1,346 people - Kasarabada1,288 people [All 23 villages in Chandarlapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/chandarlapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokkunuru?521182 - How far is Pokkunuru from Machilipatnam?146 km by road - What is the population of Pokkunuru?1,941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokkunuru in?Krishna district (Chandarlapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pokkunuru?61.4% (Census 2011)