Village · Giddalur, Prakasam
# Kanchi Palle

Kanchi Palle is a village in Giddalur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523345. The 2011 Census counted 2,280 people in 620 households, the 10th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 2,280 people (2011)
- 620 households
- 63.6% literacy
- 523345 PIN code

## Kanchi Palle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanchi Palle is 523345. Kanchi Palle falls in Giddalur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523345
- Gram panchayat Kanchi Palle
- Community development block Giddalur
- Census village code 591194

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

## How far is Kanchi Palle from nearby towns?
- Giddalur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 146 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town) 66 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kanchi Palle?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Giddalur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Giddalur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Giddalur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanchi Palle known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and bajra. About 56% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanchi Palle

Of every 100 households in Kanchi Palle in 2011, 76 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchi Palle · ■ Giddalur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 82%
- Toilet within the home 22% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 75%
- Tap water 50% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 86%
- Use banking services 48% 58%
- Television 35% 40%
- Mobile phone 35% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 37% 32%
- Own their home 94% 92%

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

## What is the population of Kanchi Palle?

■ Kanchi Palle · ■ Giddalur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 964
- Working population 55.8% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 45.8% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 223 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 765 (60%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 124 (10%) · ■ Marginal 154 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Giddalur
- Narava 2,503 people
- Podili Konda Palle 2,494 people
- Kommunuru 2,401 people
- Gadikota 2,397 people
- Kotha Kota 1,786 people
- Kongala Veedu 1,669 people
- Chatti Reddy Palle 1,551 people
- Thimma Puram 1,048 people

All 21 villages in Giddalur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanchi Palle? 523345
- How far is Kanchi Palle from Ongole? 146 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchi Palle? 2,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchi Palle in? Prakasam district (Giddalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchi Palle? 63.6% (Census 2011)

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