Village · Maddipadu, Prakasam # Rachavari Palem Rachavari Palem is a village in Maddipadu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523211. The 2011 Census counted 2,756 people in 751 households, the 8th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 2,756 people (2011) - 751 households - 62.5% literacy - 523211 PIN code ## Rachavari Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rachavari Palem is 523211. Rachavari Palem falls in Maddipadu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523211 - Gram panchayat Rachavari Palem, Nagannapalem - Community development block Maddipadu - Census village code 591053 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rachavari Palem from nearby towns? - Maddipadu (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 20 km by road - Ongole (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rachavari Palem? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Rachavari Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Maddipadu - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Maddipadu - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Maddipadu - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rachavari Palem known for? The main crops are fruits & vegetables, tobacco and bengal gram. About 82% of the 942 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rachavari Palem Of every 100 households in Rachavari Palem in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rachavari Palem · ■ Maddipadu rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 93% - Toilet within the home 28% 39% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 60% - Tap water 71% 77% - Drinking water within premises 35% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 50% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 49% 49% - Use banking services 75% 61% - Television 56% 61% - Mobile phone 54% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 20% - Own their home 94% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rachavari Palem? ■ Rachavari Palem · ■ Maddipadu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1001 1002 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 790 911 - Working population 57.0% 53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 162 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,206 (77%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 178 (11%) · ■ Marginal 22 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Maddipadu - Gundla Palle 4,627 people - Peda Kotha Palle 3,736 people - Lingamgunta 2,831 people - Nelatur 2,807 people - Vellam Palle 2,592 people - Edugundlapadu 2,314 people - Annangi 2,243 people - Mallavaram 2,116 people All 20 villages in Maddipadu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rachavari Palem? 523211 - How far is Rachavari Palem from Ongole? 20 km by road - What is the population of Rachavari Palem? 2,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rachavari Palem in? Prakasam district (Maddipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rachavari Palem? 62.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/maddipadu/rachavari-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.