# Kanchela Village, Nandigama, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/kanchela/ Village · Nandigama, Krishna # Kanchela Kanchela is a village in Nandigama sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521185**. The 2011 Census counted **2,027 people in 558 households**, the 11th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 2,027people (2011) - 558households - 61.8%literacy - 521185PIN code ## Kanchela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanchela is 521185.** Kanchela falls in Nandigama sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521185 - Gram panchayatKanchela - Community development blockNandigama - Census village code588880 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchela from nearby towns? - Nandigama (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)117 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)44 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 Kanchela? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 school5–10 km · Nandigama - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandigama - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nandigama - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kanchela known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and mango**. About 78% of the 921 hectares of village land is sown, and 372 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 Kanchela Of every 100 households in Kanchela in 2011, 90 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanchela · ■ Nandigama rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **95% Toilet within the home ****45%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **30% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **57% Use banking services ****32%** **49% Television ****49%** **62% Mobile phone ****36%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **21% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kanchela? ■ Kanchela · ■ Nandigama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **931 Working population ****49.6%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 560 (56%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (5%) · **■** Marginal 296 (29%) 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 Nandigama - Ambarupeta2,379 people - Gollamudi2,127 people - Adiviravulapadu2,101 people - Chandapuram2,084 people - Jonnalagadda1,983 people - Kethaveeruni Padu1,980 people - Lingalapadu1,901 people - Konduru1,866 people [All 26 villages in Nandigama](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchela?521185 - How far is Kanchela from Machilipatnam?117 km by road - What is the population of Kanchela?2,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchela in?Krishna district (Nandigama sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchela?61.8% (Census 2011)