Village · Bestawaripeta, Prakasam # Pusalapadu Pusalapadu is a village in Bestawaripeta sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523334. The 2011 Census counted 5,466 people in 1,402 households, the 3rd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 5,466 people (2011) - 1,402 households - 61.0% literacy - 523334 PIN code ## Pusalapadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pusalapadu is 523334. Pusalapadu falls in Bestawaripeta sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523334 - Gram panchayat Pusalapadu, Pandillapalle - Community development block Bestawaripeta - Census village code 591148 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pusalapadu from nearby towns? - Bestawaripeta (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 118 km by road - Markapur (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pusalapadu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pusalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt · 5 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 · Bestawaripeta - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bestawaripeta - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bestawaripeta - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pusalapadu known for? The main crops are cotton, chillies and bengal gram. About 70% of the 2,512 hectares of village land is sown, and 828 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pusalapadu Of every 100 households in Pusalapadu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pusalapadu · ■ Bestawaripeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 79% - Toilet within the home 22% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 72% - Tap water 82% 69% - Drinking water within premises 23% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 76% - Use banking services 45% 56% - Television 42% 41% - Mobile phone 52% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 30% 34% - Own their home 93% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pusalapadu? ■ Pusalapadu · ■ Bestawaripeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.0% 63.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 772 908 - Working population 54.1% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 45.2% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 872 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,497 (51%) · ■ Household industry 14 (0%) · ■ Other work 393 (13%) · ■ Marginal 180 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bestawaripeta - Bestawaripeta 7,606 people - Pitikayagulla 6,197 people - Basine Palle 4,741 people - Galijerugulla 4,490 people - Madhana Pullala Cheruvu 3,575 people - Papayapalle 3,387 people All 21 villages in Bestawaripeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pusalapadu? 523334 - How far is Pusalapadu from Ongole? 118 km by road - What is the population of Pusalapadu? 5,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pusalapadu in? Prakasam district (Bestawaripeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pusalapadu? 61.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/bestawaripeta/pusalapadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.