# Palakaveedu Village, Racherla, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/racherla/palakaveedu/ Village · Racherla, Prakasam # Palakaveedu Palakaveedu is a village in Racherla sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523368**. The 2011 Census counted **3,118 people in 808 households**, the 6th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 3,118people (2011) - 808households - 66.4%literacy - 523368PIN code ## Palakaveedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palakaveedu is 523368.** Palakaveedu falls in Racherla sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523368 - Gram panchayatPalakaveedu - Community development blockRacherla - Census village code591175 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palakaveedu from nearby towns? - Racherla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)156 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 Palakaveedu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Palakaveedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Giddalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Giddalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giddalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Palakaveedu known for? The main crops are **cotton, red gram and chillies**. About 19% of the 1,679 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Palakaveedu Of every 100 households in Palakaveedu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palakaveedu · ■ Racherla rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **86% Toilet within the home ****23%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **70% Tap water ****98%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **81% Use banking services ****75%** **68% Television ****44%** **42% Mobile phone ****64%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **33% Own their home ****90%** **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 Palakaveedu? ■ Palakaveedu · ■ Racherla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **851 Working population ****40.1%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 48.4% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 210 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 824 (66%) · **■** Other work 186 (15%) · **■** Marginal 29 (2%) 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 - Akaveedu5,744 people - Gudimetla4,057 people - Edavalli3,620 people - Chollaveedu3,143 people - Anumula Palle3,084 people - Jallivani Pullala Cheruvu2,392 people - Chinnagani Palle1,849 people - Somidevi Palle1,449 people [All 14 villages in Racherla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/racherla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakaveedu?523368 - How far is Palakaveedu from Ongole?156 km by road - What is the population of Palakaveedu?3,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakaveedu in?Prakasam district (Racherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palakaveedu?66.4% (Census 2011)