Village · Ongole, Prakasam # Cheruvu Kommu Palem Cheruvu Kommu Palem is a village in Ongole sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523272. The 2011 Census counted 3,062 people in 859 households, the 6th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 3,062 people (2011) - 859 households - 66.8% literacy - 523272 PIN code ## Cheruvu Kommu Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Cheruvu Kommu Palem is 523272. Cheruvu Kommu Palem falls in Ongole sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523272 - Community development block Ongole - Census village code 591340 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Cheruvu Kommu Palem from nearby towns? - Ongole (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 6 km by road - Ongole (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Cheruvu Kommu Palem? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Cheruvu Kommu Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ongole - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ongole - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ongole - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 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 Cheruvu Kommu Palem known for? The main crops are paddy, bengal gram and tobacco. Products made here include polythene covers and granite sheet. About 83% of the 866 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Cheruvu Kommu Palem Of every 100 households in Cheruvu Kommu Palem in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cheruvu Kommu Palem · ■ Ongole rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 92% - Toilet within the home 31% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 61% - Tap water 0% 60% - Drinking water within premises 7% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 44% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 54% - Use banking services 39% 56% - Television 67% 62% - Mobile phone 56% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 20% - Own their home 88% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Cheruvu Kommu Palem? ■ Cheruvu Kommu Palem · ■ Ongole rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 66.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 886 976 - Working population 53.4% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 132 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 686 (42%) · ■ Other work 811 (50%) · ■ Marginal 6 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ongole - Devaram Padu 6,366 people - Karavadi 6,327 people - Koppolu 4,837 people - Mukthinutala Padu 3,092 people - Pelluru 3,012 people - Yerajerla 2,913 people - Ulichi 2,667 people - Vengamukka Palem 2,404 people All 17 villages in Ongole ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cheruvu Kommu Palem? 523272 - How far is Cheruvu Kommu Palem from Ongole? 6 km by road - What is the population of Cheruvu Kommu Palem? 3,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cheruvu Kommu Palem in? Prakasam district (Ongole sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cheruvu Kommu Palem? 66.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ongole/cheruvu-kommu-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.