Village · Yerragondapalem, Prakasam
# Yerragonda Palem

Yerragonda Palem is a village in Yerragondapalem sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523327. The 2011 Census counted 19,398 people in 4,524 households, the 1st largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.
- 19,398 people (2011)
- 4,524 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 523327 PIN code

## Yerragonda Palem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Yerragonda Palem is 523327. Yerragonda Palem falls in Yerragondapalem sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523327
- Gram panchayat Yerragonda Palem
- Community development block Yerragondapalem
- Census village code 590531

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Yerragonda Palem from nearby towns?
- Ongole (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Yerragonda Palem?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Yerragonda Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 9 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 4 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Boyala Palle
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Yerragonda Palem known for?

The main crops are paddy and jowar. About 37% of the 2,949 hectares of village land is sown, and 911 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Yerragonda Palem

Of every 100 households in Yerragonda Palem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Yerragonda Palem · ■ Yerragondapalem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 81%
- Toilet within the home 50% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 77%
- Tap water 93% 56%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 86%
- Use banking services 64% 53%
- Television 60% 38%
- Mobile phone 61% 46%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 36%
- Own their home 68% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Yerragonda Palem?

■ Yerragonda Palem · ■ Yerragondapalem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 55.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 920
- Working population 43.1% 52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,112 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,578 (31%) · ■ Household industry 202 (2%) · ■ Other work 3,163 (38%) · ■ Marginal 1,299 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Yerragondapalem
- Venkatadri Palem 7,674 people
- Ammani Gudi Padu 6,524 people
- Millampalle 5,331 people
- Gurrapusala 5,120 people

All 33 villages in Yerragondapalem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Yerragonda Palem? 523327
- How far is Yerragonda Palem from Ongole? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Yerragonda Palem? 19,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yerragonda Palem in? Prakasam district (Yerragondapalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yerragonda Palem? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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