# Dekanakonda Village, Kurichedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/dekanakonda/ Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # Dekanakonda Dekanakonda is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523304**. The 2011 Census counted **2,536 people in 617 households**, the 6th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 2,536people (2011) - 617households - 42.9%literacy - 523304PIN code ## Dekanakonda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dekanakonda is 523304.** Dekanakonda falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523304 - Gram panchayatDekanakonda - Community development blockKurichedu - Census village code590657 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dekanakonda from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)102 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)32 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 Dekanakonda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dekanakonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Kurichedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Darsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Dekanakonda known for? The main crops are **red gram, cotton and tobacco**. About 37% of the 1,620 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Dekanakonda Of every 100 households in Dekanakonda in 2011, 72 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dekanakonda · ■ Kurichedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **82% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **83% Tap water ****34%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **86% Use banking services ****50%** **64% Television ****44%** **42% Mobile phone ****40%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **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 Dekanakonda? ■ Dekanakonda · ■ Kurichedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **950 Working population ****59.0%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.6% for men and 33.0% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 78 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,314 (88%) · **■** Other work 74 (5%) · **■** Marginal 29 (2%) 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 - West Veeraya Palem4,224 people - Avulamanda3,497 people - Kallur2,786 people - Potlapadu2,616 people - West Naidupalem2,515 people - Namassivaya Puram2,110 people - West Gangavaram2,101 people - Bodanampadu1,991 people [All 19 villages in Kurichedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dekanakonda?523304 - How far is Dekanakonda from Ongole?102 km by road - What is the population of Dekanakonda?2,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dekanakonda in?Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dekanakonda?42.9% (Census 2011)