# Kakarla Village, Ardhaveedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ardhaveedu/kakarla/ Village · Ardhaveedu, Prakasam # Kakarla Kakarla is a village in Ardhaveedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523333**. The 2011 Census counted **4,625 people in 1,240 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 4,625people (2011) - 1,240households - 58.8%literacy - 523333PIN code ## Kakarla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakarla is 523333.** Kakarla falls in Ardhaveedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523333 - Gram panchayatKakarla,Nagulavaram - Community development blockArdhaveedu - Census village code590872 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakarla from nearby towns? - Ardhaveedu (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)118 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)36 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 Kakarla? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kakarla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cumbum - ○Degree college5–10 km · Cumbum - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandulapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kakarla known for? The main crops are **red gram, cotton and castor seeds**. About 44% of the 4,431 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Kakarla Of every 100 households in Kakarla in 2011, 81 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kakarla · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **87% Toilet within the home ****21%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **71% Tap water ****66%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **88% Use banking services ****73%** **71% Television ****44%** **43% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **33% Own their home ****93%** **89% 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 Kakarla? ■ Kakarla · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **59.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **927 Working population ****57.5%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 43.8% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 585 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,690 (64%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 206 (8%) · **■** Marginal 170 (6%) 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 Ardhaveedu - Ardhaveedu6,572 people - Gannepalle4,831 people - Papineni Palle4,713 people - Bogolu3,182 people - Peda Kandukur2,868 people - Magutur2,422 people - Bollu Palle2,368 people [All 13 villages in Ardhaveedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ardhaveedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakarla?523333 - How far is Kakarla from Ongole?118 km by road - What is the population of Kakarla?4,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakarla in?Prakasam district (Ardhaveedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kakarla?58.8% (Census 2011)