# Popuru Village, Chandarlapadu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Chandarlapadu, Krishna 

# Popuru

Popuru is a village in Chandarlapadu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521182**. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 193 households**, the 17th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 676people (2011)
- 193households
- 48.2%literacy
- 521182PIN code

## Popuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Popuru is 521182.** Popuru falls in Chandarlapadu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521182
- Gram panchayatPopuru
- Community development blockChandarlapadu
- Census village code589187

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Popuru from nearby towns?

- Chandarlapadu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)134 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 Popuru?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Popuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Veladikothapalem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nandigama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandigama
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Popuru known for?

The main crops are **cotton, chillies and paddy**. About 82% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Popuru

Of every 100 households in Popuru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Popuru · ■ Chandarlapadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**71%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****46%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Popuru?

■ Popuru · ■ Chandarlapadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**935

Working population ****62.0%**

**57.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 43.2% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (87%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Munagala Palle1,353 people
- Bobbellapadu1,346 people
- Kasarabada1,288 people
- Punnavalli910 people
- Ustepalle640 people
- Brahmabotlapalem543 people
- Patempadu270 people

[All 23 villages in Chandarlapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/chandarlapadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Popuru?521182
- How far is Popuru from Machilipatnam?134 km by road
- What is the population of Popuru?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Popuru in?Krishna district (Chandarlapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Popuru?48.2% (Census 2011)