Village · Vatsavai, Krishna # Dechupalem Dechupalem is a village in Vatsavai sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 521178. The 2011 Census counted 1,125 people in 324 households, the 20th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,125 people (2011) - 324 households - 62.1% literacy - 521178 PIN code ## Dechupalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dechupalem is 521178. Dechupalem falls in Vatsavai sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 521178 - Gram panchayat Dechupalem - Community development block Vatsavai - Census village code 588819 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dechupalem from nearby towns? - Vatsavai (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ) 172 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dechupalem? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dechupalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vatsavai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vatsavai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jaggayyapeta - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dechupalem known for? The main crops are paddy, chillies and cotton. About 56% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dechupalem Of every 100 households in Dechupalem in 2011, 89 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dechupalem · ■ Vatsavai rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 91% - Toilet within the home 20% 48% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 50% - Tap water 99% 75% - Drinking water within premises 1% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 77% - Use banking services 14% 37% - Television 51% 52% - Mobile phone 36% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 28% - Own their home 79% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dechupalem? ■ Dechupalem · ■ Vatsavai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.1% 63.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1079 1013 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1241 950 - Working population 57.2% 57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 50.6% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 431 (67%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 99 (15%) · ■ Marginal 70 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vatsavai - Vemulanarva 1,506 people - Talluru 1,311 people - Allurupadu 1,207 people - Peda Modugapalle 1,150 people - China Modugapalle 978 people - Pochavaram 560 people - Gangavalli 447 people All 26 villages in Vatsavai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dechupalem? 521178 - How far is Dechupalem from Machilipatnam? 172 km by road - What is the population of Dechupalem? 1,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dechupalem in? Krishna district (Vatsavai sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dechupalem? 62.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/vatsavai/dechupalem/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.