# Malkapuram Village, Thallur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Thallur, Prakasam 

# Malkapuram

Malkapuram is a village in Thallur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523264**. The 2011 Census counted **1,926 people in 501 households**, the 8th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 1,926people (2011)
- 501households
- 49.4%literacy
- 523264PIN code

## Malkapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malkapuram is 523264.** Malkapuram falls in Thallur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523264
- Gram panchayatMalkapuram
- Community development blockThallur
- Census village code590992

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Malkapuram from nearby towns?

- Tallur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)44 km by road
- Ongole (nearest town)44 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 Malkapuram?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Malkapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school5–10 km · Tallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Addanki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maddipadu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Malkapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, red gram and tobacco**. About 52% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Malkapuram

Of every 100 households in Malkapuram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Malkapuram · ■ Thallur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**72%

Tap water ****22%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**70%

Use banking services ****64%**

**61%

Television ****40%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Malkapuram?

■ Malkapuram · ■ Thallur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**922

Working population ****58.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 39.2% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 834 (74%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (13%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Thallur

- Mannepalle5,792 people
- Lakkavaram4,474 people
- Sivarampuram3,721 people
- Madhavaram2,439 people
- Dosakayalapadu1,402 people
- Somavrappadu1,388 people
- Bellamkondavari Palem1,115 people
- Vithalapuram1,075 people

[All 16 villages in Thallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/thallur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malkapuram?523264
- How far is Malkapuram from Ongole?44 km by road
- What is the population of Malkapuram?1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkapuram in?Prakasam district (Thallur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malkapuram?49.4% (Census 2011)
