# Cherukuru Village, Ponnaluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/cherukuru/ Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam # Cherukuru Cherukuru is a village in Ponnaluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523109**. The 2011 Census counted **7,275 people in 1,748 households**, the 2nd largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 7,275people (2011) - 1,748households - 54.6%literacy - 523109PIN code ## Cherukuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherukuru is 523109.** Cherukuru falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523109 - Gram panchayatCherukuru,Venkupalem - Community development blockPonnaluru - Census village code591409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherukuru from nearby towns? - Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)62 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)22 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 Cherukuru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Cherukuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Ponnaluru - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponnalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Cherukuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and red gram**. About 32% of the 5,269 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Cherukuru Of every 100 households in Cherukuru in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cherukuru · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****22%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **77% Use banking services ****60%** **58% Television ****39%** **44% Mobile phone ****53%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **30% Own their home ****95%** **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 Cherukuru? ■ Cherukuru · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **927 Working population ****59.3%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 43.4% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,153 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,770 (41%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 478 (11%) · **■** Marginal 898 (21%) 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 Ponnaluru - Ponnaluru7,461 people - Boganampadu2,931 people - Ippagunta2,721 people - Kotapadu2,676 people - Ravula Kollu2,292 people [All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherukuru?523109 - How far is Cherukuru from Ongole?62 km by road - What is the population of Cherukuru?7,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherukuru in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cherukuru?54.6% (Census 2011)