# Retla Palle Village, Bestawaripeta, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/bestawaripeta/retla-palle/ Village · Bestawaripeta, Prakasam # Retla Palle Retla Palle is a village in Bestawaripeta sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523370**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 142 households**, the 18th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 553people (2011) - 142households - 58.9%literacy - 523370PIN code ## Retla Palle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Retla Palle is 523370.** Retla Palle falls in Bestawaripeta sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523370 - Gram panchayatPeda Obeneni Palle - Community development blockBestawaripeta - Census village code591157 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Retla Palle from nearby towns? - Bestawaripeta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)100 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)3 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 Retla Palle? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Retla Palle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bestawaripeta - ○Degree college10+ km · Bestawaripeta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bestawaripeta - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 19 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 Retla Palle known for? The main crops are **cotton, chillies and jowar**. About 34% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Retla Palle Of every 100 households in Retla Palle in 2011, 85 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Retla Palle · ■ Bestawaripeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **79% Toilet within the home ****1%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **72% Tap water ****87%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****34%** **56% Television ****24%** **41% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****39%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **88% 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 Retla Palle? ■ Retla Palle · ■ Bestawaripeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **63.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **908 Working population ****62.0%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 44.5% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 71 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (63%) · **■** Other work 49 (14%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 Bestawaripeta - Somavarapeta1,098 people - China Obeneni Palle988 people - Chinthala Palem976 people - Nekunambad964 people - Ondutla449 people [All 21 villages in Bestawaripeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/bestawaripeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Retla Palle?523370 - How far is Retla Palle from Ongole?100 km by road - What is the population of Retla Palle?553 (Census 2011) - Which district is Retla Palle in?Prakasam district (Bestawaripeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Retla Palle?58.9% (Census 2011)