Village · Chandra Sekhara Puram, Prakasam # Kovilam Padu Kovilam Padu is a village in Chandra Sekhara Puram sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523112. The 2011 Census counted 2,738 people in 725 households, the 4th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 2,738 people (2011) - 725 households - 66.2% literacy - 523112 PIN code ## Kovilam Padu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kovilam Padu is 523112. Kovilam Padu falls in Chandra Sekhara Puram sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523112 - Gram panchayat Kovilampadu - Community development block Chandra Sekhara Puram - Census village code 591462 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kovilam Padu from nearby towns? - Chandra Sekhara Puram (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 120 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kovilam Padu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilam Padu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chandrasekharapuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pamur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pamur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 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 Kovilam Padu known for? The main crops are paddy and red gram. About 22% of the 1,748 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kovilam Padu Of every 100 households in Kovilam Padu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovilam Padu · ■ Chandra Sekhara Puram rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 83% - Toilet within the home 24% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 86% - Tap water 91% 57% - Drinking water within premises 3% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 25% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 88% - Use banking services 62% 51% - Television 42% 35% - Mobile phone 64% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 35% - Own their home 83% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kovilam Padu? ■ Kovilam Padu · ■ Chandra Sekhara Puram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 61.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 942 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 958 895 - Working population 47.2% 50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 51.6% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 201 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 801 (62%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 268 (21%) · ■ Marginal 10 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chandra Sekhara Puram - Chandra Sekhara Puram 7,544 people - Darsigunta Peta 3,300 people - Pedagogulapalle 3,053 people - Musunoor 2,691 people - Pedaraju Palem 2,052 people - Nallamadugula 1,919 people - Vatla Bayulu 1,853 people All 38 villages in Chandra Sekhara Puram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilam Padu? 523112 - How far is Kovilam Padu from Ongole? 120 km by road - What is the population of Kovilam Padu? 2,738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilam Padu in? Prakasam district (Chandra Sekhara Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kovilam Padu? 66.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chandra-sekhara-puram/kovilam-padu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.