Village · Santhamaguluru, Prakasam # Vellala Cheruvu Vellala Cheruvu is a village in Santhamaguluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523102. The 2011 Census counted 5,485 people in 1,487 households, the 6th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 5,485 people (2011) - 1,487 households - 51.5% literacy - 523102 PIN code ## Vellala Cheruvu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vellala Cheruvu is 523102. Vellala Cheruvu falls in Santhamaguluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523102 - Gram panchayat Adavi Palem - Community development block Santhamaguluru - Census village code 590668 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vellala Cheruvu from nearby towns? - Santhamaguluru (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 73 km by road - Narasaraopet (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vellala Cheruvu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vellala Cheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society 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 5–10 km · Santhamaguluru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narasaraopet - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Santhamaguluru - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vellala Cheruvu known for? The main crops are paddy, chillies and cotton. About 39% of the 1,902 hectares of village land is sown, and 590 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vellala Cheruvu Of every 100 households in Vellala Cheruvu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellala Cheruvu · ■ Santhamaguluru rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 87% - Toilet within the home 37% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 63% 67% - Tap water 68% 32% - Drinking water within premises 19% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 33% 24% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 74% - Use banking services 63% 65% - Television 53% 55% - Mobile phone 38% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 31% 22% - Own their home 90% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vellala Cheruvu? ■ Vellala Cheruvu · ■ Santhamaguluru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.5% 53.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 961 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 921 901 - Working population 56.2% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 41.0% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 674 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,502 (49%) · ■ Household industry 10 (0%) · ■ Other work 230 (7%) · ■ Marginal 666 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Santhamaguluru - Elchur 8,915 people - Kopparam 8,740 people - Kommala Padu 8,550 people - Tangedu Malli 6,604 people - Kunduru 3,750 people - Kunduru 3,598 people - Kamepalle 2,557 people - Gurijepalle 1,642 people All 11 villages in Santhamaguluru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellala Cheruvu? 523102 - How far is Vellala Cheruvu from Ongole? 73 km by road - What is the population of Vellala Cheruvu? 5,485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellala Cheruvu in? Prakasam district (Santhamaguluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vellala Cheruvu? 51.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/santhamaguluru/vellala-cheruvu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.