# Cherukulapadu Village, Veldurthi, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/veldurthi/cherukulapadu/ Village · Veldurthi, Kurnool # Cherukulapadu Cherukulapadu is a village in Veldurthi sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518216**. The 2011 Census counted **4,121 people in 897 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 4,121people (2011) - 897households - 46.7%literacy - 518216PIN code ## Cherukulapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherukulapadu is 518216.** Cherukulapadu falls in Veldurthi sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518216 - Gram panchayatCherukulapadu - Community development blockVeldurthi - Census village code594229 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherukulapadu from nearby towns? - Veldurthi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)36 km by road - Dhone (nearest town)22 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 Cherukulapadu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Cherukulapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veldurthy - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhone - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Cherukulapadu known for? The main crops are **ground nut, castor seeds and red gram**. About 90% of the 1,273 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Cherukulapadu Of every 100 households in Cherukulapadu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cherukulapadu · ■ Veldurthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **64% Tap water ****84%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **89% Use banking services ****63%** **62% Television ****40%** **54% Mobile phone ****49%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **92% 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 Cherukulapadu? ■ Cherukulapadu · ■ Veldurthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%** **54.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **926 Working population ****60.2%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 35.7% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,389 (56%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (10%) · **■** Marginal 241 (10%) 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 Veldurthi - Veldurthi17,890 people - Govardhanagiri6,397 people - Kalugotla5,855 people - Ramallakota4,638 people - Lanja Banda4,017 people - Sudepalle3,971 people - Pullagummi3,339 people - Mallepalle2,595 people [All 16 villages in Veldurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/veldurthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherukulapadu?518216 - How far is Cherukulapadu from Kurnool?36 km by road - What is the population of Cherukulapadu?4,121 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherukulapadu in?Kurnool district (Veldurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cherukulapadu?46.7% (Census 2011)