# Parchur Village, Parchur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/parchur/parchur/ Village · Parchur, Prakasam # Parchur Parchur is a village in Parchur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523169**. The 2011 Census counted **13,375 people in 3,839 households**, the 1st largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 13,375people (2011) - 3,839households - 69.7%literacy - 523169PIN code ## Parchur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parchur is 523169.** Parchur falls in Parchur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523169 - Gram panchayatParchur,Kollavaripalem, Timmarajupalem, East Peddivaripalem - Community development blockParchur - Census village code590724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parchur from nearby towns? - Ongole (district HQ)58 km by road - Chirala (nearest town)18 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 Parchur? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Parchur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirala - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Parchur known for? The main crops are **cotton, bengal gram and tobacco**. About 91% of the 2,626 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Parchur Of every 100 households in Parchur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Parchur · ■ Parchur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****60%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **49% Tap water ****75%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **50% Use banking services ****57%** **61% Television ****64%** **60% Mobile phone ****54%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **21% Own their home ****76%** **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 Parchur? ■ Parchur · ■ Parchur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1053 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **1009 Working population ****49.5%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 705 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,627 (55%) · **■** Household industry 87 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,789 (27%) · **■** Marginal 406 (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 Parchur - Upputur7,448 people - Cherukuru7,080 people - Nuthalapadu5,822 people - Veeranna Palem5,382 people [All 14 villages in Parchur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/parchur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parchur?523169 - How far is Parchur from Ongole?58 km by road - What is the population of Parchur?13,375 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parchur in?Prakasam district (Parchur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Parchur?69.7% (Census 2011)