Village · Marripudi, Prakasam
# Chimata

Chimata is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523253. The 2011 Census counted 3,456 people in 866 households, the 2nd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.
- 3,456 people (2011)
- 866 households
- 51.2% literacy
- 523253 PIN code

## Chimata PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chimata is 523253. Chimata falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523253
- Gram panchayat Chimata, Ravillavaripalem
- Community development block Marripudi
- Census village code 591101

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chimata from nearby towns?
- Marripudi (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Ongole (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chimata?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chimata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Podili
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Podili
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Podili
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 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 Chimata known for?

The main crops are red gram, tobacco and bengal gram. About 57% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chimata

Of every 100 households in Chimata in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chimata · ■ Marripudi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 91%
- Toilet within the home 7% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 94%
- Tap water 2% 32%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 86%
- Use banking services 63% 60%
- Television 42% 45%
- Mobile phone 46% 54%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 31% 28%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chimata?

■ Chimata · ■ Marripudi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 48.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1018 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 950 884
- Working population 51.9% 54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 39.2% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 484 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 865 (48%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 168 (9%) · ■ Marginal 271 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Marripudi
- Marripudi 5,932 people
- Kakarla 3,112 people
- Thangella 2,476 people
- Gundla Samudram 2,455 people
- Kellam Palle 2,334 people

All 26 villages in Marripudi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chimata? 523253
- How far is Chimata from Ongole? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Chimata? 3,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimata in? Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chimata? 51.2% (Census 2011)

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