# Kunchepalle Village, Podili, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Podili, Prakasam 

# Kunchepalle

Kunchepalle is a village in Podili sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523240**. The 2011 Census counted **2,275 people in 551 households**, the 4th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 2,275people (2011)
- 551households
- 42.5%literacy
- 523240PIN code

## Kunchepalle PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code523240
- Gram panchayatKunchepalle
- Community development blockPodili
- Census village code590960

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

## How far is Kunchepalle from nearby towns?

- Podili (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ongole (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 Kunchepalle?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kunchepalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Podili
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Podili
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Podili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Kunchepalle known for?

The main crops are **red gram, tobacco and paddy**. About 40% of the 977 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Kunchepalle

Of every 100 households in Kunchepalle in 2011, 76 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kunchepalle · ■ Podili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**91%

Tap water ****100%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**82%

Use banking services ****66%**

**49%

Television ****52%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kunchepalle?

■ Kunchepalle · ■ Podili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**905

Working population ****45.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 32.3% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 744 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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

- Kambhalapadu4,210 people
- Uppala Padu2,991 people
- Yeluru2,669 people
- Thalamalla2,144 people
- Sudanagunta1,819 people
- Muga Chinthala1,372 people
- Nandi Palem1,364 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunchepalle?523240
- How far is Kunchepalle from Ongole?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kunchepalle?2,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunchepalle in?Prakasam district (Podili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kunchepalle?42.5% (Census 2011)
