# West Veeraya Palem Village, Kurichedu – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/west-veeraya-palem/ Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # West Veeraya Palem West Veeraya Palem is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523304**. The 2011 Census counted **4,224 people in 1,005 households**, the 2nd largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 4,224people (2011) - 1,005households - 57.4%literacy - 523304PIN code ## West Veeraya Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of West Veeraya Palem is 523304.** West Veeraya Palem falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523304 - Gram panchayatWest Veeraya Palem - Community development blockKurichedu - Census village code590655 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is West Veeraya Palem from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)93 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)35 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 Veeraya Palem? 14 services counted by the Census are inside West Veeraya Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurichedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Darsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Veeraya Palem known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and red gram**. About 59% of the 1,417 hectares of village land is sown, and 452 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 Veeraya Palem Of every 100 households in West Veeraya Palem in 2011, 83 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ West Veeraya Palem · ■ Kurichedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **82% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **83% Tap water ****39%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **86% Use banking services ****63%** **64% Television ****49%** **42% Mobile phone ****54%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **33% Own their home ****84%** **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 Veeraya Palem? ■ West Veeraya Palem · ■ Kurichedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063** **950 Working population ****52.6%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 45.2% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 383 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 648 (29%) · **■** Other work 203 (9%) · **■** Marginal 989 (44%) 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 - Kurichedu9,027 people - Avulamanda3,497 people - Kallur2,786 people - Potlapadu2,616 people - Dekanakonda2,536 people [All 19 villages in Kurichedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of West Veeraya Palem?523304 - How far is West Veeraya Palem from Ongole?93 km by road - What is the population of West Veeraya Palem?4,224 (Census 2011) - Which district is West Veeraya Palem in?Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of West Veeraya Palem?57.4% (Census 2011)