Village · Podili, Prakasam # Akka Cheruvu Akka Cheruvu is a village in Podili sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523240. The 2011 Census counted 1,205 people in 296 households, the 12th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%. - 1,205 people (2011) - 296 households - 45.0% literacy - 523240 PIN code ## Akka Cheruvu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Akka Cheruvu is 523240. Akka Cheruvu falls in Podili sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523240 - Gram panchayat Akka Cheruvu - Community development block Podili - Census village code 590977 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Akka Cheruvu from nearby towns? - Podili (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 55 km by road - Markapur (nearest town) 47 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Akka Cheruvu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Akka Cheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 · Podili - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Podili - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Podili - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 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 Akka Cheruvu known for? The main crops are red gram and tobacco. About 47% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Akka Cheruvu Of every 100 households in Akka Cheruvu in 2011, 56 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akka Cheruvu · ■ Podili rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 81% - Toilet within the home 10% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 91% - Tap water 0% 51% - Drinking water within premises 4% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 82% - Use banking services 41% 49% - Television 24% 38% - Mobile phone 44% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 34% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Akka Cheruvu? ■ Akka Cheruvu · ■ Podili rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 45.0% 46.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 951 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1072 905 - Working population 57.4% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.0% for men and 34.9% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 239 (35%) · ■ Other work 69 (10%) · ■ Marginal 349 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Podili - Nandi Palem 1,364 people - Egalapadu 1,315 people - Mallavaram 1,306 people - Pamulapadu 1,250 people - Thummagunta 1,193 people - Dondleru 1,192 people - Zuvvaleru 1,115 people - Madalavari Palem 993 people All 31 villages in Podili ## Other places named Akka Cheruvu - Akkacheruvu · Village, Markapur, Prakasam · 262 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akka Cheruvu? 523240 - How far is Akka Cheruvu from Ongole? 55 km by road - What is the population of Akka Cheruvu? 1,205 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akka Cheruvu in? Prakasam district (Podili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Akka Cheruvu? 45.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/podili/akka-cheruvu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.