# Akkacheruvu Village, Markapur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Markapur, Prakasam 

# Akkacheruvu

Akkacheruvu is a village in Markapur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523329**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 60 households**, the 18th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 262people (2011)
- 60households
- 63.1%literacy
- 523329PIN code

## Akkacheruvu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akkacheruvu is 523329.** Akkacheruvu falls in Markapur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523329
- Gram panchayatGottipadia
- Community development blockMarkapur
- Census village code590854

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akkacheruvu from nearby towns?

- Markapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)112 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town)18 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 Akkacheruvu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Akkacheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Markapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Markapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Akkacheruvu known for?

The main crops are **cotton, paddy and sun flower**. About 22% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Akkacheruvu

Of every 100 households in Akkacheruvu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akkacheruvu · ■ Markapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**54%

Television ****52%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**31%

Own their home ****71%**

**91%

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 Akkacheruvu?

■ Akkacheruvu · ■ Markapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**927

Working population ****59.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 47.6% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (96%)

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 Markapur

- Kolabhimunipadu1,540 people
- Markapur1,481 people
- Jammana Palle1,131 people
- Bondala Padu796 people
- Badekhanpeta183 people
- Narasimha Puram165 people
- Sivaram Puram139 people

[All 23 villages in Markapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/markapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akkacheruvu?523329
- How far is Akkacheruvu from Ongole?112 km by road
- What is the population of Akkacheruvu?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akkacheruvu in?Prakasam district (Markapur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akkacheruvu?63.1% (Census 2011)