# Ganga Palem Village, Yerragondapalem – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/yerragondapalem/ganga-palem/ Village · Yerragondapalem, Prakasam # Ganga Palem Ganga Palem is a village in Yerragondapalem sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523327**. The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 394 households**, the 10th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 1,577people (2011) - 394households - 49.8%literacy - 523327PIN code ## Ganga Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganga Palem is 523327.** Ganga Palem falls in Yerragondapalem sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523327 - Gram panchayatGanga Palem - Community development blockYerragondapalem - Census village code590543 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganga Palem from nearby towns? - Yerragondapalem (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)142 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 Ganga Palem? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ganga Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yerragondapalem - ○Degree college5–10 km · Yerragondapalem - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Boyala Palle - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Ganga Palem known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 42% of the 619 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Ganga Palem Of every 100 households in Ganga Palem in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ganga Palem · ■ Yerragondapalem rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **81% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **77% Tap water ****55%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **86% Use banking services ****38%** **53% Television ****16%** **38% Mobile phone ****39%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **36% Own their home ****97%** **86% 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 Ganga Palem? ■ Ganga Palem · ■ Yerragondapalem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **920 Working population ****65.4%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 40.5% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 344 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (39%) · **■** Other work 129 (12%) · **■** Marginal 160 (16%) 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 Yerragondapalem - Gollavidipi4,616 people - Kolukula4,233 people - Boyala Palle3,298 people - Gurije Palle3,297 people - Palutla1,187 people - Alli Palem736 people - Daddanala191 people - Guttalacheruvu181 people [All 33 villages in Yerragondapalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/yerragondapalem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganga Palem?523327 - How far is Ganga Palem from Ongole?142 km by road - What is the population of Ganga Palem?1,577 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganga Palem in?Prakasam district (Yerragondapalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ganga Palem?49.8% (Census 2011)