# Peddavaram Village, Kurichedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/peddavaram/ Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # Peddavaram Peddavaram is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 271 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 1,158people (2011) - 271households - 50.1%literacy - 523304PIN code ## Peddavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peddavaram is 523304.** Peddavaram falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523304 - Gram panchayatPeddavaram - Community development blockKurichedu - Census village code590658 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peddavaram from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)98 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)58 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 Peddavaram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Peddavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 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 - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Peddavaram known for? The main crops are **red gram, cotton and castor seeds**. About 42% of the 1,519 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Peddavaram Of every 100 households in Peddavaram in 2011, 75 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Peddavaram · ■ Kurichedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **82% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **86% Use banking services ****88%** **64% Television ****24%** **42% Mobile phone ****36%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****49%** **33% Own their home ****94%** **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 Peddavaram? ■ Peddavaram · ■ Kurichedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162** **950 Working population ****54.7%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 38.8% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (63%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 - Namassivaya Puram2,110 people - West Gangavaram2,101 people - Bodanampadu1,991 people - Gangadona Konda1,871 people - Mustla Gangavaram1,135 people - Alavalapadu1,120 people - Bayya Varam783 people - West Kasipuram783 people [All 19 villages in Kurichedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peddavaram?523304 - How far is Peddavaram from Ongole?98 km by road - What is the population of Peddavaram?1,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peddavaram in?Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Peddavaram?50.1% (Census 2011)