# Sunkesula Village, Peda Araveedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/peda-araveedu/sunkesula/ Village · Peda Araveedu, Prakasam # Sunkesula Sunkesula is a village in Peda Araveedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523329**. The 2011 Census counted **4,322 people in 981 households**, the 3rd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 4,322people (2011) - 981households - 48.1%literacy - 523329PIN code ## Sunkesula PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sunkesula is 523329.** Sunkesula falls in Peda Araveedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523329 - Gram panchayatSunkesula - Community development blockPeda Araveedu - Census village code590605 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sunkesula from nearby towns? - Peda Araveedu (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)111 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)17 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 Sunkesula? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sunkesula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Markapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Markapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Sunkesula known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 36% of the 1,613 hectares of village land is sown, and 365 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 Sunkesula Of every 100 households in Sunkesula in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sunkesula · ■ Peda Araveedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **83% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****50%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **88% Use banking services ****58%** **72% Television ****50%** **36% Mobile phone ****35%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **33% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Sunkesula? ■ Sunkesula · ■ Peda Araveedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **916 Working population ****55.7%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.9% for men and 37.8% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 308 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 881 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 320 (13%) · **■** Marginal 893 (37%) 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 Peda Araveedu - Sanikavaram5,996 people - Peda Araveedu5,547 people - Kalanuthala4,046 people - Badveedu3,462 people - Chatla Mitta3,120 people - Gobburu2,648 people [All 16 villages in Peda Araveedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/peda-araveedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sunkesula?523329 - How far is Sunkesula from Ongole?111 km by road - What is the population of Sunkesula?4,322 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sunkesula in?Prakasam district (Peda Araveedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sunkesula?48.1% (Census 2011)