# Ipuru Palem Village, Chirala, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chirala/ipuru-palem/ Village · Chirala, Prakasam # Ipuru Palem Ipuru Palem is a village in Chirala sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523166**. The 2011 Census counted **40,482 people in 11,288 households**, the 1st largest of 2 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 40,482people (2011) - 11,288households - 62.9%literacy - 523166PIN code ## Ipuru Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ipuru Palem is 523166.** Ipuru Palem falls in Chirala sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523166 - Gram panchayatPittuvaripalem, Thotavaripalem, Vijayanagarcolony, Vodarevu, Burlavaripalem, Ipuru Palem - Community development blockChirala - Census village code591016 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ipuru Palem from nearby towns? - Chirala (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)65 km by road - Chirala (nearest town)5 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 Ipuru Palem? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Ipuru Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 26 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chirala - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Ipuru Palem known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. About 68% of the 3,142 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,147 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 Ipuru Palem Of every 100 households in Ipuru Palem in 2011, 89 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ipuru Palem · ■ Chirala rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****42%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **64% Tap water ****5%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **70% Use banking services ****45%** **50% Television ****58%** **54% Mobile phone ****49%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****82%** **86% 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 Ipuru Palem? ■ Ipuru Palem · ■ Chirala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **906 Working population ****50.1%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 54.0% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 673 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,805 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5,568 (27%) · **■** Other work 6,050 (30%) · **■** Marginal 3,191 (16%) 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 Chirala - Gavinivari Palem12,108 people [All 3 villages in Chirala](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chirala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ipuru Palem?523166 - How far is Ipuru Palem from Ongole?65 km by road - What is the population of Ipuru Palem?40,482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ipuru Palem in?Prakasam district (Chirala sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ipuru Palem?62.9% (Census 2011)