# Egalapadu Village, Podili, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Podili, Prakasam 

# Egalapadu

Egalapadu is a village in Podili sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,315 people in 324 households**, the 9th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 1,315people (2011)
- 324households
- 32.2%literacy
- 523240PIN code

## Egalapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Egalapadu is 523240.** Egalapadu falls in Podili sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523240
- Gram panchayatEgalapadu
- Community development blockPodili
- Census village code590957

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Egalapadu from nearby towns?

- Podili (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)68 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town)60 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 Egalapadu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Egalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Podili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Podili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Egalapadu known for?

The main crops are **red gram, tobacco and paddy**. About 36% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Egalapadu

Of every 100 households in Egalapadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Egalapadu · ■ Podili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****7%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****46%**

**49%

Television ****37%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Egalapadu?

■ Egalapadu · ■ Podili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.2%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**905

Working population ****57.6%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.4% for men and 25.0% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (16%) · **■** Marginal 453 (60%)

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 Podili

- Thalamalla2,144 people
- Sudanagunta1,819 people
- Muga Chinthala1,372 people
- Nandi Palem1,364 people
- Mallavaram1,306 people
- Pamulapadu1,250 people
- Akka Cheruvu1,205 people
- Thummagunta1,193 people

[All 31 villages in Podili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/podili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Egalapadu?523240
- How far is Egalapadu from Ongole?68 km by road
- What is the population of Egalapadu?1,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Egalapadu in?Prakasam district (Podili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Egalapadu?32.2% (Census 2011)