Village · Bestawaripeta, Prakasam # Salakalaveedu Salakalaveedu is a village in Bestawaripeta sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523370. The 2011 Census counted 2,681 people in 645 households, the 8th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 2,681 people (2011) - 645 households - 56.9% literacy - 523370 PIN code ## Salakalaveedu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Salakalaveedu is 523370. Salakalaveedu falls in Bestawaripeta sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523370 - Gram panchayat Salakalaveedu - Community development block Bestawaripeta - Census village code 591154 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salakalaveedu from nearby towns? - Bestawaripeta (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 100 km by road - Markapur (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salakalaveedu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Salakalaveedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 10+ km · Bestawaripeta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bestawaripeta - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bestawaripeta - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 19 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salakalaveedu known for? The main crops are cotton, jowar and chillies. About 44% of the 2,614 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salakalaveedu Of every 100 households in Salakalaveedu in 2011, 77 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salakalaveedu · ■ Bestawaripeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 79% - Toilet within the home 14% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 72% - Tap water 39% 69% - Drinking water within premises 17% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 76% - Use banking services 34% 56% - Television 36% 41% - Mobile phone 29% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 48% 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 Salakalaveedu? ■ Salakalaveedu · ■ Bestawaripeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 63.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 908 - Working population 50.4% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 45.0% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 390 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 885 (66%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 67 (5%) · ■ Marginal 7 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bestawaripeta - Basine Palle 4,741 people - Galijerugulla 4,490 people - Madhana Pullala Cheruvu 3,575 people - Papayapalle 3,387 people - Moksha Gundum 2,127 people - Kona Palle 1,942 people - Jaggambotla Krishnapuram 1,402 people - Pachala Venkata Puram 1,294 people All 21 villages in Bestawaripeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salakalaveedu? 523370 - How far is Salakalaveedu from Ongole? 100 km by road - What is the population of Salakalaveedu? 2,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salakalaveedu in? Prakasam district (Bestawaripeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salakalaveedu? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/bestawaripeta/salakalaveedu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.