# Karedu Village, Ulavapadu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ulavapadu/karedu/ Village · Ulavapadu, Prakasam # Karedu Karedu is a village in Ulavapadu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523292**. The 2011 Census counted **12,573 people in 3,452 households**, the 2nd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 12,573people (2011) - 3,452households - 53.3%literacy - 523292PIN code ## Karedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karedu is 523292.** Karedu falls in Ulavapadu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523292 - Gram panchayatKaredu - Community development blockUlavapadu - Census village code591594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karedu from nearby towns? - Ulavapadu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)40 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)24 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 Karedu? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Karedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 17 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ulavapadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ulavapadu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Singarayakonda - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Karedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mangoes, sapota**. Products made here include rice, salt and fishing net. About 53% of the 5,080 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,862 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 Karedu Of every 100 households in Karedu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karedu · ■ Ulavapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****28%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **69% Tap water ****52%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **79% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****50%** **52% Mobile phone ****47%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Karedu? ■ Karedu · ■ Ulavapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **956 Working population ****56.3%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 46.5% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 668 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,005 (57%) · **■** Household industry 21 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,596 (23%) · **■** Marginal 786 (11%) 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 Ulavapadu - K.Rajupalem13,106 people - Chaki Cherla8,222 people - Bheemavaram5,321 people - Manneti Kota2,877 people - Chagallu2,418 people [All 12 villages in Ulavapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ulavapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karedu?523292 - How far is Karedu from Ongole?40 km by road - What is the population of Karedu?12,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karedu in?Prakasam district (Ulavapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karedu?53.3% (Census 2011)