# Dupadu Village, Tripuranthakam, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Tripuranthakam, Prakasam 

# Dupadu

Dupadu is a village in Tripuranthakam sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523330**. The 2011 Census counted **8,271 people in 1,889 households**, the 2nd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.1%.

- 8,271people (2011)
- 1,889households
- 51.2%literacy
- 523330PIN code

## Dupadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dupadu is 523330.** Dupadu falls in Tripuranthakam sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523330
- Gram panchayatDupadu
- Community development blockTripuranthakam
- Census village code590580

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

## How far is Dupadu from nearby towns?

- Tripuranthakam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)121 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town)29 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 Dupadu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Dupadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tripuranthakam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tripuranthakam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Dupadu known for?

The main crops are **red gram, castor and paddy**. About 28% of the 3,439 hectares of village land is sown, and 946 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 Dupadu

Of every 100 households in Dupadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dupadu · ■ Tripuranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****48%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****35%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Dupadu?

■ Dupadu · ■ Tripuranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**48.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**924

Working population ****50.3%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 42.2% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 879 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,638 (63%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 453 (11%) · **■** Marginal 150 (4%)

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 Tripuranthakam

- Tripuranthakam10,392 people
- Kankanala Palle7,279 people
- Ganapavaram7,022 people
- Medapi6,589 people
- Annasamudram3,799 people

[All 18 villages in Tripuranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tripuranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dupadu?523330
- How far is Dupadu from Ongole?121 km by road
- What is the population of Dupadu?8,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dupadu in?Prakasam district (Tripuranthakam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dupadu?51.2% (Census 2011)
