# Akkapalem Village, Tiruvuru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/tiruvuru/akkapalem/ Village · Tiruvuru, Krishna # Akkapalem Akkapalem is a village in Tiruvuru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521235**. The 2011 Census counted **1,494 people in 395 households**, the 15th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 1,494people (2011) - 395households - 57.0%literacy - 521235PIN code ## Akkapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkapalem is 521235.** Akkapalem falls in Tiruvuru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521235 - Gram panchayatAkkapalem - Community development blockTiruvuru - Census village code588965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkapalem from nearby towns? - Tiruvuru (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)143 km by road - Vijayawada (nearest town)90 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 Akkapalem? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Akkapalem; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tiruvuru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tiruvuru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Akkapalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. Products made here include bricks, bamboo articles and metal goods. About 73% of the 1,047 hectares of village land is sown, and 540 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 Akkapalem Of every 100 households in Akkapalem in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akkapalem · ■ Tiruvuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****50%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **44% Tap water ****99%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **69% Use banking services ****46%** **50% Television ****58%** **63% Mobile phone ****51%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Akkapalem? ■ Akkapalem · ■ Tiruvuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **993 Working population ****54.4%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 50.9% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 539 (66%) 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 Tiruvuru - Laxmipuram2,092 people - Vamakuntla2,039 people - Ramannapalem1,637 people - Erramadu1,606 people - Anjaneyapuram1,483 people - Chittela1,315 people - Peddavaram1,231 people [All 18 villages in Tiruvuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/tiruvuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkapalem?521235 - How far is Akkapalem from Machilipatnam?143 km by road - What is the population of Akkapalem?1,494 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkapalem in?Krishna district (Tiruvuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Akkapalem?57.0% (Census 2011)