Village · Chandra Sekhara Puram, Prakasam # Pedaraju Palem Pedaraju Palem is a village in Chandra Sekhara Puram sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523108. The 2011 Census counted 2,052 people in 545 households, the 6th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 2,052 people (2011) - 545 households - 69.0% literacy - 523108 PIN code ## Pedaraju Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pedaraju Palem is 523108. Pedaraju Palem falls in Chandra Sekhara Puram sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523108 - Gram panchayat Pedaraju Palem - Community development block Chandra Sekhara Puram - Census village code 591473 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pedaraju Palem from nearby towns? - Chandra Sekhara Puram (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 118 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 Pedaraju Palem? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pedaraju Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 10+ km · Pamur - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pedaraju Palem known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and sun flower. About 34% of the 1,793 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pedaraju Palem Of every 100 households in Pedaraju Palem in 2011, 83 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pedaraju Palem · ■ Chandra Sekhara Puram rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 83% - Toilet within the home 9% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 86% - Tap water 34% 57% - Drinking water within premises 12% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 88% - Use banking services 34% 51% - Television 33% 35% - Mobile phone 57% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 35% 35% - Own their home 95% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pedaraju Palem? ■ Pedaraju Palem · ■ Chandra Sekhara Puram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.0% 61.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 942 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 838 895 - Working population 48.0% 50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 143 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 687 (70%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 68 (7%) · ■ Marginal 82 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chandra Sekhara Puram - Darsigunta Peta 3,300 people - Pedagogulapalle 3,053 people - Kovilam Padu 2,738 people - Musunoor 2,691 people - Nallamadugula 1,919 people - Vatla Bayulu 1,853 people - Regula Chilaka 1,652 people - Yekunam Puram 1,619 people All 38 villages in Chandra Sekhara Puram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pedaraju Palem? 523108 - How far is Pedaraju Palem from Ongole? 118 km by road - What is the population of Pedaraju Palem? 2,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pedaraju Palem in? Prakasam district (Chandra Sekhara Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pedaraju Palem? 69.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chandra-sekhara-puram/pedaraju-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.