# Kakarla Village, Marripudi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/kakarla/ Village · Marripudi, Prakasam # Kakarla Kakarla is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523253**. The 2011 Census counted **3,112 people in 717 households**, the 3rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 3,112people (2011) - 717households - 50.9%literacy - 523253PIN code ## Kakarla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakarla is 523253.** Kakarla falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523253 - Gram panchayatKakarla - Community development blockMarripudi - Census village code591098 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakarla from nearby towns? - Marripudi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)40 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)40 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 Kakarla? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kakarla; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Podili - ○Degree college10+ km · Podili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podili - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kakarla known for? The main crops are **red gram and tobacco,bengalgram**. About 46% of the 1,411 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kakarla Of every 100 households in Kakarla in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kakarla · ■ Marripudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****4%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **94% Tap water ****35%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****52%** **60% Television ****46%** **45% Mobile phone ****64%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Kakarla? ■ Kakarla · ■ Marripudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **884 Working population ****56.6%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 38.8% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 388 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,228 (70%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (4%) · **■** Marginal 63 (4%) 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 Marripudi - Marripudi5,932 people - Chimata3,456 people - Thangella2,476 people - Gundla Samudram2,455 people - Kellam Palle2,334 people - Kuchipudi2,163 people [All 26 villages in Marripudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakarla?523253 - How far is Kakarla from Ongole?40 km by road - What is the population of Kakarla?3,112 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakarla in?Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kakarla?50.9% (Census 2011)