# Penchikalamarru Village, Kaikalur, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kaikalur/penchikalamarru/ Village · Kaikalur, Krishna # Penchikalamarru Penchikalamarru is a village in Kaikalur sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521340**. The 2011 Census counted **2,264 people in 702 households**, the 12th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,264people (2011) - 702households - 55.0%literacy - 521340PIN code ## Penchikalamarru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Penchikalamarru is 521340.** Penchikalamarru falls in Kaikalur sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521340 - Gram panchayatPenchikalamarru - Community development blockKaikalur - Census village code589350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penchikalamarru from nearby towns? - Kaikalur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)77 km by road - Bhimavaram (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 Penchikalamarru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Penchikalamarru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alapadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaikalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Eluru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Penchikalamarru known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Penchikalamarru Of every 100 households in Penchikalamarru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Penchikalamarru · ■ Kaikalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****42%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **42% Tap water ****100%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **58% Use banking services ****25%** **43% Television ****44%** **57% Mobile phone ****36%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **23% Own their home ****94%** **78% 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 Penchikalamarru? ■ Penchikalamarru · ■ Kaikalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **926 Working population ****55.6%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.7% for men and 48.1% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (55%) · **■** Other work 84 (7%) · **■** Marginal 462 (37%) 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 Kaikalur - Vemavarappadu2,744 people - Varahapatnam2,714 people - Rachapatnam2,402 people - Achavaram2,394 people - Gopavaram2,157 people - Alapadu2,088 people - Vinjaram1,636 people - Vadarlapadu1,621 people [All 23 villages in Kaikalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kaikalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penchikalamarru?521340 - How far is Penchikalamarru from Machilipatnam?77 km by road - What is the population of Penchikalamarru?2,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penchikalamarru in?Krishna district (Kaikalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penchikalamarru?55.0% (Census 2011)