# Raju Palem Village, Tripuranthakam, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tripuranthakam/raju-palem/ Village · Tripuranthakam, Prakasam # Raju Palem Raju Palem is a village in Tripuranthakam sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523326**. The 2011 Census counted **3,225 people in 717 households**, the 7th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.1%. - 3,225people (2011) - 717households - 43.9%literacy - 523326PIN code ## Raju Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Raju Palem is 523326.** Raju Palem falls in Tripuranthakam sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523326 - Gram panchayatRaju Palem - Community development blockTripuranthakam - Census village code590575 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raju Palem from nearby towns? - Tripuranthakam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)132 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)40 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 Raju Palem? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Raju Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Tripuranthakam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tripuranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Raju Palem known for? The main crops are **chillies, paddy and black gram**. About 75% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Raju Palem Of every 100 households in Raju Palem in 2011, 74 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raju Palem · ■ Tripuranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **82% Toilet within the home ****9%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****28%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **85% Use banking services ****53%** **56% Television ****42%** **39% Mobile phone ****45%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **35% Own their home ****94%** **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 Raju Palem? ■ Raju Palem · ■ Tripuranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%** **48.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **924 Working population ****57.9%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.4% for men and 32.5% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,249 (67%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (10%) · **■** Marginal 340 (18%) 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 - Kankanala Palle7,279 people - Ganapavaram7,022 people - Medapi6,589 people - Annasamudram3,799 people - Viswanadhapuram2,972 people - Ramasamudram2,725 people - Golla Palle2,619 people - Narasingapuram2,134 people [All 18 villages in Tripuranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tripuranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raju Palem?523326 - How far is Raju Palem from Ongole?132 km by road - What is the population of Raju Palem?3,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raju Palem in?Prakasam district (Tripuranthakam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Raju Palem?43.9% (Census 2011)