# Chandrapadu Village, Chimakurthi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chimakurthi/chandrapadu/ Village · Chimakurthi, Prakasam # Chandrapadu Chandrapadu is a village in Chimakurthi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523263**. The 2011 Census counted **3,095 people in 782 households**, the 8th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%. - 3,095people (2011) - 782households - 59.8%literacy - 523263PIN code ## Chandrapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandrapadu is 523263.** Chandrapadu falls in Chimakurthi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523263 - Gram panchayatChandrapadu - Community development blockChimakurthi - Census village code591074 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandrapadu from nearby towns? - Chimakurthi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)29 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)29 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 Chandrapadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chimakurthi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chimakurthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Chandrapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and tobacco**. About 55% of the 1,435 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Chandrapadu Of every 100 households in Chandrapadu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Chandrapadu · ■ Chimakurthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****18%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **66% Tap water ****90%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **67% Use banking services ****85%** **47% Television ****70%** **63% Mobile phone ****63%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **80% 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 Chandrapadu? ■ Chandrapadu · ■ Chimakurthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **60.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **921 Working population ****55.2%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 50.0% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 171 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,197 (70%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 141 (8%) · **■** Marginal 195 (11%) 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 Chimakurthi - Budavada3,442 people - Rajupalem - Laxmipuram3,437 people - Palla Malli3,436 people - Devarapalem3,408 people - Ilapavuluru3,048 people - Nippatlapadu2,798 people - Manchikalapadu2,165 people - Pulikonda1,622 people [All 24 villages in Chimakurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chimakurthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandrapadu?523263 - How far is Chandrapadu from Ongole?29 km by road - What is the population of Chandrapadu?3,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandrapadu in?Prakasam district (Chimakurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chandrapadu?59.8% (Census 2011)