# Vallaya Palem Village, Marripudi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Marripudi, Prakasam 

# Vallaya Palem

Vallaya Palem is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523254**. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 242 households**, the 13th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 1,207people (2011)
- 242households
- 39.1%literacy
- 523254PIN code

## Vallaya Palem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vallaya Palem is 523254.** Vallaya Palem falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523254
- Gram panchayatVallaya Palem
- Community development blockMarripudi
- Census village code591102

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

## How far is Vallaya Palem from nearby towns?

- Marripudi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)67 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town)41 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 Vallaya Palem?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Vallaya Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marripudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Podili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podili
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Vallaya Palem known for?

The main crops are **red gram and tobacco**. About 13% of the 2,758 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Vallaya Palem

Of every 100 households in Vallaya Palem in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vallaya Palem · ■ Marripudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**11%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****30%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Vallaya Palem?

■ Vallaya Palem · ■ Marripudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**884

Working population ****52.8%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.2% for men and 28.9% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (10%) · **■** Other work 127 (20%) · **■** Marginal 318 (50%)

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

- Dharamavaram1,797 people
- Chilamkuru1,592 people
- Vema Varam1,554 people
- Pannuru1,274 people
- Ayyaparaju Palem1,196 people
- Gosukonda Agraharam1,172 people
- Juvvi Gunta1,117 people
- Sannamur989 people

[All 26 villages in Marripudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vallaya Palem?523254
- How far is Vallaya Palem from Ongole?67 km by road
- What is the population of Vallaya Palem?1,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vallaya Palem in?Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vallaya Palem?39.1% (Census 2011)
