# Vempadu, Ponnaluru, Prakasam – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/vempadu/ Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam # Vempadu Vempadu is a village in [Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/) sub-district of [Prakasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/) district, [Andhra Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/), PIN code **523109**. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 212 households**, the 18th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 922people (2011) - 212households - 62.1%literacy - 523109PIN code ## Vempadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vempadu is 523109.** Vempadu falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523109 - Gram panchayatVempadu - Community development blockPonnaluru - Census village code591402 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vempadu from nearby towns? - Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)60 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)20 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 Vempadu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Vempadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ○Public bus service5–10 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 Vempadu known for? The main crops are **paddy and tobacco**. About 29% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Vempadu Of every 100 households in Vempadu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vempadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **77% Use banking services ****49%** **58% Television ****42%** **44% Mobile phone ****66%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **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 Vempadu? ■ Vempadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **927 Working population ****56.7%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 52.3% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 91 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (31%) · **■** Other work 199 (38%) · **■** Marginal 71 (14%) 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 - Pedavenkanna Palem1,283 people - Lingam Gunta1,137 people - Uppala Dinne1,113 people - Mekapadu943 people - Manginapadu318 people - Vellaturikalidasuvarikhandrika193 people - Ponnaluru Gudavari Khandrika132 people [All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/) ## Other places named Vempadu - Vempadu · Village, Nakkapalle, Visakhapatnam · 6,382 people - Vempadu · Village, Kalla, West Godavari · 2,370 people - Vempadu · Village, Pedapadu, West Godavari · 2,277 people - Vempadu · Village, Varikuntapadu, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · 2,132 people - Vempadu · Village, Mundlamuru, Prakasam · 1,633 people - Vempadu · Village, Unguturu, Krishna · 1,417 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vempadu?523109 - How far is Vempadu from Ongole?60 km by road - What is the population of Vempadu?922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vempadu in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vempadu?62.1% (Census 2011)