Village · Krishnagiri, Kurnool
# Yerukalacheruvu

Yerukalacheruvu is a village in Krishnagiri sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 518225. The 2011 Census counted 3,117 people in 617 households, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.
- 3,117 people (2011)
- 617 households
- 52.1% literacy
- 518225 PIN code

## Yerukalacheruvu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Yerukalacheruvu is 518225. Yerukalacheruvu falls in Krishnagiri sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 518225
- Gram panchayat Yerukalacheruvu
- Community development block Krishnagiri
- Census village code 594211

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Yerukalacheruvu from nearby towns?
- Krishnagiri (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dhone (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Yerukalacheruvu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Yerukalacheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Veldurthy
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhone
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhone
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Yerukalacheruvu known for?

The main crops are ground nut, castor seeds and sun flower. About 39% of the 1,809 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Yerukalacheruvu

Of every 100 households in Yerukalacheruvu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yerukalacheruvu · ■ Krishnagiri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 94%
- Toilet within the home 8% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 82%
- Tap water 86% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96%
- Use banking services 43% 65%
- Television 49% 51%
- Mobile phone 74% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 16% 21%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Yerukalacheruvu?

■ Yerukalacheruvu · ■ Krishnagiri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 49.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1153 915
- Working population 55.9% 56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 35.7% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 247 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,066 (61%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 88 (5%) · ■ Marginal 329 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Krishnagiri
- Lakkasagaram 3,243 people
- Krishnagiri 3,231 people
- Chunchu Yerragudi 3,191 people
- Alamkonda 3,187 people
- Pothugal 2,910 people
- Tallagokulapadu 2,468 people
- Thogarchedu 2,285 people
- Shotrium Yerragudi 2,060 people

All 15 villages in Krishnagiri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Yerukalacheruvu? 518225
- How far is Yerukalacheruvu from Kurnool? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Yerukalacheruvu? 3,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yerukalacheruvu in? Kurnool district (Krishnagiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yerukalacheruvu? 52.1% (Census 2011)

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