# Puricherla Village, Orvakal, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/orvakal/puricherla/ Village · Orvakal, Kurnool # Puricherla Puricherla is a village in Orvakal sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,576 people in 584 households**, the 8th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 2,576people (2011) - 584households - 58.5%literacy - 518002PIN code ## Puricherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puricherla is 518002.** Puricherla falls in Orvakal sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518002 - Gram panchayatPuricherla - Community development blockOrvakal - Census village code594020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puricherla from nearby towns? - Orvakal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)16 km by road - Kurnool (nearest town)16 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 Puricherla? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Puricherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orvakal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurnool - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurnool - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puricherla known for? The main crops are **tobacco, ground nut and jowar**. About 48% of the 1,898 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Puricherla Of every 100 households in Puricherla in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puricherla · ■ Orvakal rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****14%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **43% Tap water ****98%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **87% Use banking services ****84%** **69% Television ****83%** **62% Mobile phone ****84%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****5%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Puricherla? ■ Puricherla · ■ Orvakal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **923 Working population ****56.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 629 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (46%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 99 (7%) · **■** Marginal 22 (2%) 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 Orvakal - Orvakal4,869 people - Uyyalawada4,162 people - Loddipalle3,456 people - Uppalapadu2,799 people - Kannamadakala2,376 people - Sakunala2,253 people - Meedivemula2,145 people - Somyajulapalle2,063 people [All 20 villages in Orvakal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/orvakal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puricherla?518002 - How far is Puricherla from Kurnool?16 km by road - What is the population of Puricherla?2,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puricherla in?Kurnool district (Orvakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puricherla?58.5% (Census 2011)