# Kalachetla Village, Peapally, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Peapally, Kurnool 

# Kalachetla

Kalachetla is a village in Peapally sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518221**. The 2011 Census counted **2,317 people in 503 households**, the 13th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 2,317people (2011)
- 503households
- 55.8%literacy
- 518221PIN code

## Kalachetla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalachetla is 518221.** Kalachetla falls in Peapally sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518221
- Gram panchayatKalachetla
- Community development blockPeapally
- Census village code594458

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

## How far is Kalachetla from nearby towns?

- Peapally (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dhone (nearest town)25 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 Kalachetla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 school5–10 km · Peapally
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gooty
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kalachetla known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, castor seeds and red gram**. About 84% of the 942 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Kalachetla

Of every 100 households in Kalachetla in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalachetla · ■ Peapally rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**62%

Tap water ****95%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****70%**

**61%

Television ****50%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kalachetla?

■ Kalachetla · ■ Peapally rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**905

Working population ****60.5%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 45.4% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 437 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 774 (55%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (8%) · **■** Marginal 70 (5%)

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 Peapally

- Peddapodilla3,956 people
- Madhavaram2,825 people
- Pothidoddi2,625 people
- Vengalampalle2,402 people
- Munimadugu2,075 people
- Nereducherla1,924 people
- Chandrapalle1,913 people
- Shrotrium Rangapuram453 people

[All 19 villages in Peapally](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/peapally/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalachetla?518221
- How far is Kalachetla from Kurnool?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kalachetla?2,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalachetla in?Kurnool district (Peapally sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalachetla?55.8% (Census 2011)
