# Kongamcherla Village, Pedana, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pedana, Krishna 

# Kongamcherla

Kongamcherla is a village in Pedana sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521366**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 114 households**, the 23rd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 381people (2011)
- 114households
- 72.1%literacy
- 521366PIN code

## Kongamcherla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kongamcherla is 521366.** Kongamcherla falls in Pedana sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521366
- Gram panchayatKongamcherla
- Community development blockPedana
- Census village code589632

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

## How far is Kongamcherla from nearby towns?

- Pedana (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)20 km by road
- Pedana (nearest town)12 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 Kongamcherla?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kongamcherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pedana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudlavalleru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Kongamcherla known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Kongamcherla

Of every 100 households in Kongamcherla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kongamcherla · ■ Pedana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**66%

Use banking services ****47%**

**48%

Television ****52%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Kongamcherla?

■ Kongamcherla · ■ Pedana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**873

Working population ****55.1%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 67.0% for women. 66% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (65%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Pedana

- Singarayapalem466 people
- Mutchiligunta464 people
- Mutcherla447 people
- Devarapalle436 people
- Kavipuram374 people
- Koppalle330 people
- Dirisavalli329 people
- Serivarthala Palle316 people

[All 30 villages in Pedana](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/pedana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kongamcherla?521366
- How far is Kongamcherla from Machilipatnam?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kongamcherla?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kongamcherla in?Krishna district (Pedana sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kongamcherla?72.1% (Census 2011)