Village · Podili, Prakasam # Jafala Puram Jafala Puram is a village in Podili sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523240. The 2011 Census counted 132 people in 31 households, the 29th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%. - 132 people (2011) - 31 households - 16.8% literacy - 523240 PIN code ## Jafala Puram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jafala Puram is 523240. Jafala Puram falls in Podili sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523240 - Gram panchayat Kambhalapadu - Community development block Podili - Census village code 590973 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jafala Puram from nearby towns? - Podili (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 56 km by road - Ongole (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jafala Puram? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Jafala Puram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kambhalapadu - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Jafala Puram known for? The main crops are red gram and tobacco. About 6% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jafala Puram Of every 100 households in Jafala Puram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jafala Puram · ■ Podili rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 81% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 51% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 82% - Use banking services 0% 49% - Television 0% 38% - Mobile phone 0% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 100% 34% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jafala Puram? ■ Jafala Puram · ■ Podili rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 16.8% 46.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 951 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 905 - Working population 62.1% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 16.1% for men and 17.6% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 69 (84%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (12%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Podili - Ramulaveedu 508 people - Teegadurthipadu 442 people - Dasalla Palle 294 people - Kesavabhotla Palem 170 people All 31 villages in Podili ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jafala Puram? 523240 - How far is Jafala Puram from Ongole? 56 km by road - What is the population of Jafala Puram? 132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jafala Puram in? Prakasam district (Podili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jafala Puram? 16.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/podili/jafala-puram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.