# Alavalapadu Village, Kurichedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/alavalapadu/ Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # Alavalapadu Alavalapadu is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 282 households**, the 14th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 1,120people (2011) - 282households - 47.7%literacy - 523304PIN code ## Alavalapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alavalapadu is 523304.** Alavalapadu falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523304 - Gram panchayatAlavalapadu - Community development blockKurichedu - Census village code590666 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alavalapadu from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)84 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)56 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 Alavalapadu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Alavalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurichedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Darsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Alavalapadu known for? The main crops are **tobacco, red gram and cotton**. About 33% of the 1,103 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Alavalapadu Of every 100 households in Alavalapadu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alavalapadu · ■ Kurichedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **82% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **83% Tap water ****51%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****62%** **64% Television ****30%** **42% Mobile phone ****50%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Alavalapadu? ■ Alavalapadu · ■ Kurichedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **950 Working population ****52.9%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 36.6% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (67%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Kurichedu - Bodanampadu1,991 people - Gangadona Konda1,871 people - Peddavaram1,158 people - Mustla Gangavaram1,135 people - Bayya Varam783 people - West Kasipuram783 people - Perambotla Palem548 people [All 19 villages in Kurichedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alavalapadu?523304 - How far is Alavalapadu from Ongole?84 km by road - What is the population of Alavalapadu?1,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alavalapadu in?Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Alavalapadu?47.7% (Census 2011)