# Patcheva Village, Zarugumilli, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/zarugumilli/patcheva/ Village · Zarugumilli, Prakasam # Patcheva Patcheva is a village in Zarugumilli sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523271**. The 2011 Census counted **2,721 people in 597 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 2,721people (2011) - 597households - 51.9%literacy - 523271PIN code ## Patcheva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Patcheva is 523271.** Patcheva falls in Zarugumilli sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523271 - Gram panchayatPatcheva - Community development blockZarugumilli - Census village code591372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Patcheva from nearby towns? - Zarugumilli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)42 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)39 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 Patcheva? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Patcheva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Kondapi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kondapi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Patcheva known for? The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and bengal gram**. About 45% of the 1,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Patcheva Of every 100 households in Patcheva in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Patcheva · ■ Zarugumilli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****6%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **72% Tap water ****96%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **66% Use banking services ****72%** **74% Television ****44%** **53% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **23% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Patcheva? ■ Patcheva · ■ Zarugumilli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **62.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **944 Working population ****53.5%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 42.4% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 321 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (40%) · **■** Other work 421 (29%) · **■** Marginal 134 (9%) 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 Zarugumilli - Zarugumilli5,912 people - K.Bitragunta4,588 people - Paidi Padu3,428 people - Kame Palle3,284 people - Yeduluru Padu2,710 people - Nandanavanam2,310 people - Chirrikura Padu2,225 people - Paleti Padu2,038 people [All 25 villages in Zarugumilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/zarugumilli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Patcheva?523271 - How far is Patcheva from Ongole?42 km by road - What is the population of Patcheva?2,721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patcheva in?Prakasam district (Zarugumilli sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Patcheva?51.9% (Census 2011)