# Pakala Village, Singarayakonda, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/singarayakonda/pakala/ Village · Singarayakonda, Prakasam # Pakala Pakala is a village in Singarayakonda sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523101**. The 2011 Census counted **14,467 people in 4,083 households**, the 1st largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 14,467people (2011) - 4,083households - 56.2%literacy - 523101PIN code ## Pakala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakala is 523101.** Pakala falls in Singarayakonda sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523101 - Gram panchayatPakala - Community development blockSingarayakonda - Census village code591550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakala from nearby towns? - Singarayakonda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)36 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 Pakala? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pakala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 13 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singarayakonda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Somarajupalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mullaguntapadu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Pakala known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 57% of the 2,252 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,091 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 Pakala Of every 100 households in Pakala in 2011, 90 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pakala · ■ Singarayakonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****40%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **67% Tap water ****38%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **82% Use banking services ****45%** **43% Television ****46%** **48% Mobile phone ****46%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **31% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Pakala? ■ Pakala · ■ Singarayakonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **937 Working population ****51.7%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 403 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,941 (26%) · **■** Household industry 36 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,930 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2,163 (29%) 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 Singarayakonda - Somarajupalle6,291 people - Singarayakonda4,924 people - Sanampudi4,264 people - Bingini Palle4,226 people [All 7 villages in Singarayakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/singarayakonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakala?523101 - How far is Pakala from Ongole?36 km by road - What is the population of Pakala?14,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakala in?Prakasam district (Singarayakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pakala?56.2% (Census 2011)