# West Naidupalem Village, Kurichedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/west-naidupalem/ Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # West Naidupalem West Naidupalem is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523304**. The 2011 Census counted **2,515 people in 562 households**, the 7th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 2,515people (2011) - 562households - 37.3%literacy - 523304PIN code ## West Naidupalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of West Naidupalem is 523304.** West Naidupalem falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523304 - Gram panchayatWest Naidupalem - Community development blockKurichedu - Census village code590652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is West Naidupalem from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)103 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)33 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 West Naidupalem? 12 services counted by the Census are inside West Naidupalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 West Naidupalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and red gram**. About 21% of the 2,575 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 West Naidupalem Of every 100 households in West Naidupalem in 2011, 67 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ West Naidupalem · ■ Kurichedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **82% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **86% Use banking services ****41%** **64% Television ****22%** **42% Mobile phone ****28%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **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 West Naidupalem? ■ West Naidupalem · ■ Kurichedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.3%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **950 Working population ****57.3%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.6% for men and 30.9% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 479 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (43%) · **■** Other work 104 (7%) · **■** Marginal 244 (17%) 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 - Avulamanda3,497 people - Kallur2,786 people - Potlapadu2,616 people - Dekanakonda2,536 people - Namassivaya Puram2,110 people - West Gangavaram2,101 people - Bodanampadu1,991 people - Gangadona Konda1,871 people [All 19 villages in Kurichedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of West Naidupalem?523304 - How far is West Naidupalem from Ongole?103 km by road - What is the population of West Naidupalem?2,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is West Naidupalem in?Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of West Naidupalem?37.3% (Census 2011)