# Vankamarri Palem Village, Marripudi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/vankamarri-palem/ Village · Marripudi, Prakasam # Vankamarri Palem Vankamarri Palem is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523240**. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 88 households**, the 21st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 400people (2011) - 88households - 64.7%literacy - 523240PIN code ## Vankamarri Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vankamarri Palem is 523240.** Vankamarri Palem falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523240 - Gram panchayatGarla Peta - Community development blockMarripudi - Census village code591109 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vankamarri Palem from nearby towns? - Marripudi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)80 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)45 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 Vankamarri Palem? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Vankamarri Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanigiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podili - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vankamarri Palem known for? The main crops are **red gram, tobacco and bengal gram**. About 83% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Vankamarri Palem Of every 100 households in Vankamarri Palem in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vankamarri Palem · ■ Marripudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****0%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****82%** **60% Television ****51%** **45% Mobile phone ****80%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **28% Own their home ****91%** **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 Vankamarri Palem? ■ Vankamarri Palem · ■ Marripudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **884 Working population ****64.2%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 47.7% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 83 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (44%) · **■** Other work 46 (18%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%) 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 - Sannamur989 people - Ramayapalem788 people - Ankepalle757 people - Venkata Krishna Puram633 people - Raju Palem185 people - Nirmanapuram159 people - Ganjipalem80 people [All 26 villages in Marripudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vankamarri Palem?523240 - How far is Vankamarri Palem from Ongole?80 km by road - What is the population of Vankamarri Palem?400 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vankamarri Palem in?Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vankamarri Palem?64.7% (Census 2011)