# Thakkellapadu Village, Nandigama, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/thakkellapadu/ Village · Nandigama, Krishna # Thakkellapadu Thakkellapadu is a village in Nandigama sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521185**. The 2011 Census counted **1,609 people in 425 households**, the 20th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 1,609people (2011) - 425households - 54.6%literacy - 521185PIN code ## Thakkellapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thakkellapadu is 521185.** Thakkellapadu falls in Nandigama sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521185 - Gram panchayatThakkellapadu - Community development blockNandigama - Census village code588872 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thakkellapadu from nearby towns? - Nandigama (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)128 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)32 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 Thakkellapadu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thakkellapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 Thakkellapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 76% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Thakkellapadu Of every 100 households in Thakkellapadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thakkellapadu · ■ Nandigama rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****49%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **30% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **57% Use banking services ****43%** **49% Television ****54%** **62% Mobile phone ****38%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **21% Own their home ****92%** **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 Thakkellapadu? ■ Thakkellapadu · ■ Nandigama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **931 Working population ****54.5%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 45.1% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (34%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (8%) · **■** Marginal 360 (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 Nandigama - Rudravaram1,833 people - Damuluru1,817 people - Pallagiri1,778 people - Konathamatmakuru1,634 people - Somavaram1,324 people - Munagacherla1,296 people - Torragudipadu551 people - Latchapalem340 people [All 26 villages in Nandigama](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/nandigama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thakkellapadu?521185 - How far is Thakkellapadu from Machilipatnam?128 km by road - What is the population of Thakkellapadu?1,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thakkellapadu in?Krishna district (Nandigama sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thakkellapadu?54.6% (Census 2011)