# Cherukuru Village, Parchur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/parchur/cherukuru/ Village · Parchur, Prakasam # Cherukuru Cherukuru is a village in Parchur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523169**. The 2011 Census counted **7,080 people in 2,038 households**, the 3rd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 7,080people (2011) - 2,038households - 59.9%literacy - 523169PIN code ## Cherukuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherukuru is 523169.** Cherukuru falls in Parchur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523169 - Gram panchayatCherukuru, Kothapalem - Community development blockParchur - Census village code590719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherukuru from nearby towns? - Parchur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)76 km by road - Chirala (nearest town)36 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 Cherukuru? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Cherukuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parchur - ○Degree college10+ km · Parchur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirala - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)16 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 Cherukuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and tobacco**. About 85% of the 2,267 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,617 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 Cherukuru Of every 100 households in Cherukuru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cherukuru · ■ Parchur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****37%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **49% Tap water ****94%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **50% Use banking services ****59%** **61% Television ****60%** **60% Mobile phone ****45%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **21% Own their home ****93%** **85% 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 Cherukuru? ■ Cherukuru · ■ Parchur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1053 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **1009 Working population ****54.9%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 51.0% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 452 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,679 (69%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 385 (10%) · **■** Marginal 348 (9%) 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 Parchur - Parchur13,375 people - Upputur7,448 people - Nuthalapadu5,822 people - Veeranna Palem5,382 people - Garnepudi2,777 people - Inagallu2,538 people [All 14 villages in Parchur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/parchur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherukuru?523169 - How far is Cherukuru from Ongole?76 km by road - What is the population of Cherukuru?7,080 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherukuru in?Prakasam district (Parchur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cherukuru?59.9% (Census 2011)