# Thippaya Palem Village, Markapur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/markapur/thippaya-palem/ Village · Markapur, Prakasam # Thippaya Palem Thippaya Palem is a village in Markapur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523329**. The 2011 Census counted **2,874 people in 740 households**, the 8th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 2,874people (2011) - 740households - 50.9%literacy - 523329PIN code ## Thippaya Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thippaya Palem is 523329.** Thippaya Palem falls in Markapur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523329 - Gram panchayatThippaya Palem - Community development blockMarkapur - Census village code590856 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thippaya Palem from nearby towns? - Markapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)110 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)15 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 Thippaya Palem? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thippaya Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Markapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Markapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Thippaya Palem known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and sun flower**. About 47% of the 1,709 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Thippaya Palem Of every 100 households in Thippaya Palem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thippaya Palem · ■ Markapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **83% Toilet within the home ****24%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **82% Use banking services ****92%** **54% Television ****54%** **42% Mobile phone ****61%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **31% Own their home ****92%** **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 Thippaya Palem? ■ Thippaya Palem · ■ Markapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **927 Working population ****57.0%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 36.3% for women. 54% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 499 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 982 (60%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (7%) · **■** Marginal 32 (2%) 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 - Gajjala Konda4,567 people - Chintakunta4,450 people - Idupur4,364 people - Bhupathi Palle3,944 people - Peda Nagulavaram2,161 people - Gottipadia2,012 people - Nikaram Palle1,840 people - Goguladinne1,778 people [All 23 villages in Markapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/markapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thippaya Palem?523329 - How far is Thippaya Palem from Ongole?110 km by road - What is the population of Thippaya Palem?2,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thippaya Palem in?Prakasam district (Markapur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thippaya Palem?50.9% (Census 2011)