# Latchapalem Village, Nandigama, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/latchapalem/ Village · Nandigama, Krishna # Latchapalem Latchapalem is a village in Nandigama sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521185**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 96 households**, the 24th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 340people (2011) - 96households - 77.3%literacy - 521185PIN code ## Latchapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Latchapalem is 521185.** Latchapalem falls in Nandigama sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521185 - Gram panchayatLingalapadu - Community development blockNandigama - Census village code588874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Latchapalem from nearby towns? - Nandigama (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)128 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)35 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 Latchapalem? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Latchapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Latchapalem known for? The main crops are **cotton and chillies**. About 88% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Latchapalem Of every 100 households in Latchapalem in 2011, 88 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Latchapalem · ■ Nandigama rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **95% Toilet within the home ****84%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **30% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **57% Use banking services ****55%** **49% Television ****48%** **62% Mobile phone ****31%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **21% Own their home ****90%** **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 Latchapalem? ■ Latchapalem · ■ Nandigama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818** **931 Working population ****33.8%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 48 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (54%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) 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 - Thakkellapadu1,609 people - Somavaram1,324 people - Munagacherla1,296 people - Torragudipadu551 people - Satyavaram163 people [All 26 villages in Nandigama](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Latchapalem?521185 - How far is Latchapalem from Machilipatnam?128 km by road - What is the population of Latchapalem?340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Latchapalem in?Krishna district (Nandigama sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Latchapalem?77.3% (Census 2011)