# Palakurthy Village, Devanakonda, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devanakonda, Kurnool 

# Palakurthy

Palakurthy is a village in Devanakonda sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518469**. The 2011 Census counted **3,378 people in 633 households**, the 12th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%.

- 3,378people (2011)
- 633households
- 39.7%literacy
- 518469PIN code

## Palakurthy PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palakurthy is 518469.** Palakurthy falls in Devanakonda sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518469
- Gram panchayatIranbanda
- Community development blockDevanakonda
- Census village code594191

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

## How far is Palakurthy from nearby towns?

- Devanakonda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)72 km by road
- Yemmiganur (nearest town)19 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 Palakurthy?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palakurthy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devanakonda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattikonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathikonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Palakurthy known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sun flower**. About 69% of the 3,031 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Palakurthy

Of every 100 households in Palakurthy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palakurthy · ■ Devanakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**80%

Tap water ****44%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**67%

Television ****38%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Palakurthy?

■ Palakurthy · ■ Devanakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**46.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**951

Working population ****56.9%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 27.3% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 572 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,152 (60%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (2%) · **■** Marginal 161 (8%)

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 Devanakonda

- Velamakuru4,480 people
- Chellelichelimala3,942 people
- Machapuram3,574 people
- Karivemula3,512 people
- Potlapadu2,400 people
- Jilledubudakala1,907 people

[All 15 villages in Devanakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/devanakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palakurthy?518469
- How far is Palakurthy from Kurnool?72 km by road
- What is the population of Palakurthy?3,378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palakurthy in?Kurnool district (Devanakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palakurthy?39.7% (Census 2011)
