Village · Ballikurava, Prakasam
# Koppera Palem

Koppera Palem is a village in Ballikurava sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523301. The 2011 Census counted 2,517 people in 629 households, the 11th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.
- 2,517 people (2011)
- 629 households
- 51.4% literacy
- 523301 PIN code

## Koppera Palem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Koppera Palem is 523301. Koppera Palem falls in Ballikurava sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523301
- Gram panchayat Koppera Palem
- Community development block Ballikurava
- Census village code 590679

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Koppera Palem from nearby towns?
- Ballikurava (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Narasaraopet (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Koppera Palem?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Koppera Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ballikurava
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Martur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Martur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Koppera Palem known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and chillies. About 62% of the 796 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Koppera Palem

Of every 100 households in Koppera Palem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koppera Palem · ■ Ballikurava rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 90%
- Toilet within the home 9% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 74%
- Tap water 0% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 73%
- Use banking services 54% 66%
- Television 61% 53%
- Mobile phone 46% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 23%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Koppera Palem?

■ Koppera Palem · ■ Ballikurava rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.4% 56.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 977
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1052 909
- Working population 57.4% 57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 40.9% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 567 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 623 (43%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 120 (8%) · ■ Marginal 123 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ballikurava
- Koppera Padu 3,285 people
- Kukatla Palle 3,268 people
- Vaidana 3,182 people
- Ballikurava 2,688 people
- Chennupalle 2,210 people
- Sankaralingam Gudipadu 2,051 people
- Vemavaram 1,901 people

All 14 villages in Ballikurava

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Koppera Palem? 523301
- How far is Koppera Palem from Ongole? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Koppera Palem? 2,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koppera Palem in? Prakasam district (Ballikurava sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Koppera Palem? 51.4% (Census 2011)

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