Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam
# Pedavenkanna Palem

Pedavenkanna Palem is a village in Ponnaluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523109. The 2011 Census counted 1,283 people in 284 households, the 14th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.
- 1,283 people (2011)
- 284 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 523109 PIN code

## Pedavenkanna Palem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pedavenkanna Palem is 523109. Pedavenkanna Palem falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523109
- Gram panchayat Pedavenkanna Palem
- Community development block Ponnaluru
- Census village code 591415

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pedavenkanna Palem from nearby towns?
- Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pedavenkanna Palem?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pedavenkanna Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ponnalurponnaluru
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kandukur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kandukur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pedavenkanna Palem known for?

The main crops are tobacco and red gram. About 39% of the 853 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pedavenkanna Palem

Of every 100 households in Pedavenkanna Palem in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pedavenkanna Palem · ■ Ponnaluru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 88%
- Toilet within the home 14% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 86%
- Tap water 98% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 44% 77%
- Use banking services 53% 58%
- Television 58% 44%
- Mobile phone 72% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 23% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 17% 30%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pedavenkanna Palem?

■ Pedavenkanna Palem · ■ Ponnaluru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 56.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 927
- Working population 60.2% 53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 127 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 172 (22%) · ■ Other work 46 (6%) · ■ Marginal 427 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ponnaluru
- Muppalla 1,705 people
- Malepadu 1,590 people
- Vellaturu 1,428 people
- Rajolupadu 1,357 people
- Lingam Gunta 1,137 people
- Uppala Dinne 1,113 people
- Mekapadu 943 people
- Vempadu 922 people

All 22 villages in Ponnaluru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pedavenkanna Palem? 523109
- How far is Pedavenkanna Palem from Ongole? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Pedavenkanna Palem? 1,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedavenkanna Palem in? Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pedavenkanna Palem? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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