# Chouta Palem Village, Ponnaluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/chouta-palem/ Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam # Chouta Palem Chouta Palem is a village in Ponnaluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,784 people in 492 households**, the 8th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,784people (2011) - 492households - 60.8%literacy - 523109PIN code ## Chouta Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chouta Palem is 523109.** Chouta Palem falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523109 - Gram panchayatChouta Gogulapalem - Community development blockPonnaluru - Census village code591413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chouta Palem from nearby towns? - Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)65 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)25 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 Chouta Palem? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chouta Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Ponnaluru - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Chouta Palem known for? The main crops are **paddy and tobacco**. About 27% of the 1,461 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Chouta Palem Of every 100 households in Chouta Palem in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chouta Palem · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **77% Use banking services ****53%** **58% Television ****49%** **44% Mobile phone ****57%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **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 Chouta Palem? ■ Chouta Palem · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **927 Working population ****57.6%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 275 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 198 (19%) · **■** Marginal 88 (9%) 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 - Ippagunta2,721 people - Kotapadu2,676 people - Ravula Kollu2,292 people - Chennipadu1,997 people - Singara Botla Palem1,758 people - Muppalla1,705 people - Malepadu1,590 people - Vellaturu1,428 people [All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chouta Palem?523109 - How far is Chouta Palem from Ongole?65 km by road - What is the population of Chouta Palem?1,784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chouta Palem in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chouta Palem?60.8% (Census 2011)