Village · Chinaganjam, Prakasam
# Motu Palle

Motu Palle is a village in Chinaganjam sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523181. The 2011 Census counted 3,567 people in 1,068 households, the 5th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.
- 3,567 people (2011)
- 1,068 households
- 48.6% literacy
- 523181 PIN code

## Motu Palle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Motu Palle is 523181. Motu Palle falls in Chinaganjam sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523181
- Gram panchayat Motu Palle
- Community development block Chinaganjam
- Census village code 591028

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Motu Palle from nearby towns?
- Chinaganjam (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Chirala (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Motu Palle?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Motu Palle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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 5–10 km · Chinaganjam
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Vetapalem
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Vetapalem
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 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 Motu Palle known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 27% of the 1,602 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Motu Palle

Of every 100 households in Motu Palle in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Motu Palle · ■ Chinaganjam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 89%
- Toilet within the home 5% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 67%
- Tap water 1% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 69%
- Use banking services 43% 54%
- Television 45% 54%
- Mobile phone 46% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 27%
- Own their home 99% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Motu Palle?

■ Motu Palle · ■ Chinaganjam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.6% 61.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 988 992
- Working population 57.6% 53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 39.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 350 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 529 (26%) · ■ Household industry 9 (0%) · ■ Other work 660 (32%) · ■ Marginal 505 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chinaganjam
- Chinaganjam 19,060 people
- Pedaganjam 7,972 people
- Kadavakuduru 4,337 people
- Santharavuru 3,920 people
- Gonasapudi 2,300 people
- Chinthagum Palle 1,312 people

All 7 villages in Chinaganjam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Motu Palle? 523181
- How far is Motu Palle from Ongole? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Motu Palle? 3,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motu Palle in? Prakasam district (Chinaganjam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Motu Palle? 48.6% (Census 2011)

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