# Uppalapadu Village, Orvakal, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/orvakal/uppalapadu/ Village · Orvakal, Kurnool # Uppalapadu Uppalapadu is a village in Orvakal sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518010**. The 2011 Census counted **2,799 people in 618 households**, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 2,799people (2011) - 618households - 59.7%literacy - 518010PIN code ## Uppalapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uppalapadu is 518010.** Uppalapadu falls in Orvakal sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518010 - Gram panchayatUppalapadu - Community development blockOrvakal - Census village code594034 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uppalapadu from nearby towns? - Orvakal (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)27 km by road - Kurnool (nearest town)27 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 Uppalapadu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Uppalapadu; 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 school10+ km · Kurnool - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurnool - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurnool - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Uppalapadu known for? The main crops are **tobacco, ground nut and jowar**. About 47% of the 1,470 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Uppalapadu Of every 100 households in Uppalapadu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Uppalapadu · ■ Orvakal rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **43% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **87% Use banking services ****59%** **69% Television ****55%** **62% Mobile phone ****67%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **18% Own their home ****93%** **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 Uppalapadu? ■ Uppalapadu · ■ Orvakal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **923 Working population ****57.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 258 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,242 (77%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (5%) · **■** Marginal 20 (1%) 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 - Kalva5,123 people - Orvakal4,869 people - Uyyalawada4,162 people - Loddipalle3,456 people - Puricherla2,576 people - Kannamadakala2,376 people - Sakunala2,253 people - Meedivemula2,145 people [All 20 villages in Orvakal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/orvakal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uppalapadu?518010 - How far is Uppalapadu from Kurnool?27 km by road - What is the population of Uppalapadu?2,799 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uppalapadu in?Kurnool district (Orvakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Uppalapadu?59.7% (Census 2011)