Village · Marripudi, Prakasam # Raju Palem Raju Palem is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523240. The 2011 Census counted 185 people in 43 households, the 22nd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 185 people (2011) - 43 households - 58.0% literacy - 523240 PIN code ## Raju Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Raju Palem is 523240. Raju Palem falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523240 - Gram panchayat Gundla Samudram - Community development block Marripudi - Census village code 591093 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Raju Palem from nearby towns? - Marripudi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 56 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town) 46 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Raju Palem? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Raju Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Podili - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Podili - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Podili - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 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 Raju Palem known for? The main crops are red gram and tobacco. About 24% of the 1,032 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Raju Palem Of every 100 households in Raju Palem in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raju Palem · ■ Marripudi rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 91% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 32% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 86% - Use banking services 73% 60% - Television 47% 45% - Mobile phone 47% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 27% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 27% 28% - Own their home 91% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Raju Palem? ■ Raju Palem · ■ Marripudi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 48.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1126 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 884 - Working population 56.8% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 26 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (33%) · ■ Other work 10 (10%) · ■ Marginal 34 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Marripudi - Ramayapalem 788 people - Ankepalle 757 people - Venkata Krishna Puram 633 people - Vankamarri Palem 400 people - Nirmanapuram 159 people - Ganjipalem 80 people All 26 villages in Marripudi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raju Palem? 523240 - How far is Raju Palem from Ongole? 56 km by road - What is the population of Raju Palem? 185 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raju Palem in? Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Raju Palem? 58.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/raju-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.