Village · Pedacherlo Palle, Prakasam
# Sankara Puram

Sankara Puram is a village in Pedacherlo Palle sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523110. The 2011 Census counted 182 people in 53 households, the 18th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.
- 182 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 56.6% literacy
- 523110 PIN code

## Sankara Puram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sankara Puram is 523110. Sankara Puram falls in Pedacherlo Palle sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523110
- Gram panchayat Guntu Palle
- Community development block Pedacherlo Palle
- Census village code 591434

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sankara Puram from nearby towns?
- Pedacherlo Palle (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sankara Puram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sankara Puram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pedacherlo Palli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanigiri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanigiri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sankara Puram known for?

The main crops are paddy, chillies and cotton. About 30% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sankara Puram

Of every 100 households in Sankara Puram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankara Puram · ■ Pedacherlo Palle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 90%
- Toilet within the home 2% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91%
- Tap water 0% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 88%
- Use banking services 20% 54%
- Television 24% 37%
- Mobile phone 26% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 56% 30%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sankara Puram?

■ Sankara Puram · ■ Pedacherlo Palle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 57.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 911
- Working population 59.3% 59.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 36.8% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (86%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pedacherlo Palle
- Chinavari Madugu 697 people
- Lakshmakka Palle 615 people
- Pedavari Madugu 595 people
- Chowta Gogula Palle 563 people
- Rama Govinda Puram 21 people

All 22 villages in Pedacherlo Palle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sankara Puram? 523110
- How far is Sankara Puram from Ongole? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Sankara Puram? 182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankara Puram in? Prakasam district (Pedacherlo Palle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankara Puram? 56.6% (Census 2011)

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