# Akaveedu Village, Racherla, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/racherla/akaveedu/ Village · Racherla, Prakasam # Akaveedu Akaveedu is a village in Racherla sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523375**. The 2011 Census counted **5,744 people in 1,443 households**, the 2nd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 5,744people (2011) - 1,443households - 64.1%literacy - 523375PIN code ## Akaveedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akaveedu is 523375.** Akaveedu falls in Racherla sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523375 - Gram panchayatAkaveedu - Community development blockRacherla - Census village code591167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akaveedu from nearby towns? - Racherla (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)131 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)65 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 Akaveedu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Akaveedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thurimella - ○Degree college10+ km · Giddalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giddalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Akaveedu known for? The main crops are **red gram, bajra, cotton and paddy, jowar**. About 41% of the 4,288 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,038 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 Akaveedu Of every 100 households in Akaveedu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akaveedu · ■ Racherla rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****22%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **70% Tap water ****72%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****76%** **68% Television ****44%** **42% Mobile phone ****46%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****33%** **33% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 Akaveedu? ■ Akaveedu · ■ Racherla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **851 Working population ****52.4%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 49.6% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,003 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,113 (37%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 331 (11%) · **■** Marginal 512 (17%) 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 Racherla - Racherla6,518 people - Gudimetla4,057 people - Edavalli3,620 people - Chollaveedu3,143 people - Palakaveedu3,118 people [All 14 villages in Racherla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/racherla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akaveedu?523375 - How far is Akaveedu from Ongole?131 km by road - What is the population of Akaveedu?5,744 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akaveedu in?Prakasam district (Racherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Akaveedu?64.1% (Census 2011)