# Palankipadu Village, Movva, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Movva, Krishna 

# Palankipadu

Palankipadu is a village in Movva sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521158**. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 222 households**, the 16th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 649people (2011)
- 222households
- 71.5%literacy
- 521158PIN code

## Palankipadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palankipadu is 521158.** Palankipadu falls in Movva sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521158
- Gram panchayatPalankipadu
- Community development blockMovva
- Census village code589682

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

## How far is Palankipadu from nearby towns?

- Movva (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)22 km by road
- Machilipatnam (nearest town)22 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 Palankipadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Movva
- ○Degree college10+ km · Movva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Palankipadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 85% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Palankipadu

Of every 100 households in Palankipadu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palankipadu · ■ Movva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**43%

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

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**58%

Use banking services ****70%**

**54%

Television ****50%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**85%

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 Palankipadu?

■ Palankipadu · ■ Movva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**877

Working population ****61.9%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 165 (41%)

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 Movva

- Vemulamada1,672 people
- Yaddanapudi1,215 people
- Avurupudi1,180 people
- Gudapadu1,131 people
- Barlapudi527 people

[All 17 villages in Movva](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/movva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palankipadu?521158
- How far is Palankipadu from Machilipatnam?22 km by road
- What is the population of Palankipadu?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palankipadu in?Krishna district (Movva sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palankipadu?71.5% (Census 2011)