# Malepadu Village, Ponnaluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/malepadu/ Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam # Malepadu Malepadu is a village in Ponnaluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 335 households**, the 11th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,590people (2011) - 335households - 48.7%literacy - 523109PIN code ## Malepadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malepadu is 523109.** Malepadu falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523109 - Gram panchayatMalepadu - Community development blockPonnaluru - Census village code591411 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malepadu from nearby towns? - Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)60 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)15 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 Malepadu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Malepadu; 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 school5–10 km · Ponnaluru - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Malepadu known for? The main crops are **tobacco**. About 33% of the 1,396 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Malepadu Of every 100 households in Malepadu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Malepadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **88% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****59%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **77% Use banking services ****51%** **58% Television ****28%** **44% Mobile phone ****37%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****46%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **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 Malepadu? ■ Malepadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **927 Working population ****53.0%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.4% for men and 40.2% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Ponnaluru - Chennipadu1,997 people - Chouta Palem1,784 people - Singara Botla Palem1,758 people - Muppalla1,705 people - Vellaturu1,428 people - Rajolupadu1,357 people - Pedavenkanna Palem1,283 people - Lingam Gunta1,137 people [All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malepadu?523109 - How far is Malepadu from Ongole?60 km by road - What is the population of Malepadu?1,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malepadu in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Malepadu?48.7% (Census 2011)