# Pedaganjam Village, Chinaganjam, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chinaganjam/pedaganjam/ Village · Chinaganjam, Prakasam # Pedaganjam Pedaganjam is a village in Chinaganjam sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523186**. The 2011 Census counted **7,972 people in 2,198 households**, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 7,972people (2011) - 2,198households - 58.3%literacy - 523186PIN code ## Pedaganjam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pedaganjam is 523186.** Pedaganjam falls in Chinaganjam sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523186 - Gram panchayatPedaganjam, Neelayapalem - Community development blockChinaganjam - Census village code591030 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pedaganjam from nearby towns? - Chinaganjam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)38 km by road - Chirala (nearest town)35 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 Pedaganjam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pedaganjam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chinaganjam - ○Degree college10+ km · Vetapalem - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vetapalem - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Pedaganjam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bengal gram**. About 31% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Pedaganjam Of every 100 households in Pedaganjam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pedaganjam · ■ Chinaganjam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****18%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **67% Tap water ****7%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **69% Use banking services ****45%** **54% Television ****45%** **54% Mobile phone ****46%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Pedaganjam? ■ Pedaganjam · ■ Chinaganjam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **61.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **992 Working population ****58.7%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 48.6% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 763 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,773 (38%) · **■** Household industry 23 (0%) · **■** Other work 784 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,338 (29%) 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 Chinaganjam - Chinaganjam19,060 people - Kadavakuduru4,337 people - Santharavuru3,920 people - Motu Palle3,567 people - Gonasapudi2,300 people [All 7 villages in Chinaganjam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chinaganjam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pedaganjam?523186 - How far is Pedaganjam from Ongole?38 km by road - What is the population of Pedaganjam?7,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pedaganjam in?Prakasam district (Chinaganjam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pedaganjam?58.3% (Census 2011)