# Vardhineni Palem Village, Zarugumilli – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/zarugumilli/vardhineni-palem/ Village · Zarugumilli, Prakasam # Vardhineni Palem Vardhineni Palem is a village in Zarugumilli sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523271**. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 497 households**, the 12th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 1,919people (2011) - 497households - 48.4%literacy - 523271PIN code ## Vardhineni Palem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vardhineni Palem is 523271.** Vardhineni Palem falls in Zarugumilli sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523271 - Gram panchayatVardhineni Palem - Community development blockZarugumilli - Census village code591371 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vardhineni Palem from nearby towns? - Zarugumilli (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)55 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)35 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 Vardhineni Palem? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vardhineni Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Kondapi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kondapi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Vardhineni Palem known for? The main crops are **bengal gram, tobacco and paddy**. About 59% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Vardhineni Palem Of every 100 households in Vardhineni Palem in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vardhineni Palem · ■ Zarugumilli rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****16%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **72% Tap water ****57%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **66% Use banking services ****48%** **74% Television ****46%** **53% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Vardhineni Palem? ■ Vardhineni Palem · ■ Zarugumilli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%** **62.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **944 Working population ****55.9%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.8% for men and 38.1% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 805 (75%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 162 (15%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 - Chirrikura Padu2,225 people - Paleti Padu2,038 people - Vavileti Padu2,017 people - Narasingolu1,941 people - Davagudur1,601 people - Chatukupadu1,555 people - Narasimhanayani Khandrika1,465 people - Thumadu1,458 people [All 25 villages in Zarugumilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/zarugumilli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vardhineni Palem?523271 - How far is Vardhineni Palem from Ongole?55 km by road - What is the population of Vardhineni Palem?1,919 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vardhineni Palem in?Prakasam district (Zarugumilli sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vardhineni Palem?48.4% (Census 2011)