# Devarapalem Village, Chimakurthi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chimakurthi/devarapalem/ Village · Chimakurthi, Prakasam # Devarapalem Devarapalem is a village in Chimakurthi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523253**. The 2011 Census counted **3,408 people in 820 households**, the 7th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%. - 3,408people (2011) - 820households - 48.2%literacy - 523253PIN code ## Devarapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Devarapalem is 523253.** Devarapalem falls in Chimakurthi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523253 - Gram panchayatDevarapalem - Community development blockChimakurthi - Census village code591069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Devarapalem from nearby towns? - Chimakurthi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)40 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)40 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 Devarapalem? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Devarapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chimakurthi - ○Degree college10+ km · Ongole - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Devarapalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and red gram**. About 47% of the 1,061 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Devarapalem Of every 100 households in Devarapalem in 2011, 88 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Devarapalem · ■ Chimakurthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **66% Tap water ****0%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **67% Use banking services ****24%** **47% Television ****54%** **63% Mobile phone ****47%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **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 Devarapalem? ■ Devarapalem · ■ Chimakurthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%** **60.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **921 Working population ****56.1%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 37.1% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 394 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,137 (59%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 246 (13%) · **■** Marginal 109 (6%) 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 - Padamatinaidupalem3,933 people - Budavada3,442 people - Rajupalem - Laxmipuram3,437 people - Palla Malli3,436 people - Chandrapadu3,095 people - Ilapavuluru3,048 people - Nippatlapadu2,798 people - Manchikalapadu2,165 people [All 24 villages in Chimakurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chimakurthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Devarapalem?523253 - How far is Devarapalem from Ongole?40 km by road - What is the population of Devarapalem?3,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Devarapalem in?Prakasam district (Chimakurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Devarapalem?48.2% (Census 2011)