Village · Kandukur, Prakasam # Palukur Palukur is a village in Kandukur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523101. The 2011 Census counted 5,849 people in 1,436 households, the 2nd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 5,849 people (2011) - 1,436 households - 50.7% literacy - 523101 PIN code ## Palukur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palukur is 523101. Palukur falls in Kandukur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523101 - Gram panchayat Palukur - Community development block Kandukur - Census village code 591531 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palukur from nearby towns? - Kandukur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 56 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palukur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Palukur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kandukur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kandukur - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kandukur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 17 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palukur known for? The main crops are tobacco, paddy and bengal gram. About 80% of the 2,985 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palukur Of every 100 households in Palukur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palukur · ■ Kandukur rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 90% - Toilet within the home 40% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 60% 72% - Tap water 48% 61% - Drinking water within premises 20% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 67% - Use banking services 57% 55% - Television 46% 51% - Mobile phone 54% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 22% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palukur? ■ Palukur · ■ Kandukur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.7% 56.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 856 942 - Working population 45.2% 52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 516 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 794 (30%) · ■ Household industry 9 (0%) · ■ Other work 836 (32%) · ■ Marginal 491 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kandukur - Machavaram 6,415 people - Mahadevapuram 3,512 people - Ogur 3,319 people - Mopadu 3,010 people - Kondamudusu Palem 2,886 people All 19 villages in Kandukur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palukur? 523101 - How far is Palukur from Ongole? 56 km by road - What is the population of Palukur? 5,849 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palukur in? Prakasam district (Kandukur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palukur? 50.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kandukur/palukur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.