Village · Naidupet, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Palepolam

Palepolam is a village in Naidupet sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524421. The 2011 Census counted 219 people in 60 households, the 28th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.
- 219 people (2011)
- 60 households
- 43.2% literacy
- 524421 PIN code

## Palepolam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Palepolam is 524421. Palepolam falls in Naidupet sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524421
- Gram panchayat Menakuru
- Community development block Naidupet
- Census village code 592636

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

## How far is Palepolam from nearby towns?
- Naidupet (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Gudur (nearest town) 37 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Palepolam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palepolam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bheemavaram
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Naidupet
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Naidupet
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gudur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palepolam known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 25% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palepolam

Of every 100 households in Palepolam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palepolam · ■ Naidupet rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 88%
- Toilet within the home 9% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 74%
- Tap water 90% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 78%
- Use banking services 34% 54%
- Television 48% 56%
- Mobile phone 47% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 28%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Palepolam?

■ Palepolam · ■ Naidupet rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.2% 64.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 1042
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 976
- Working population 34.7% 48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 44.4% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (70%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Naidupet
- Vengamambapuram 454 people
- Chigurupadu Agraharam 353 people
- Karumanchivari Khandrika 346 people
- Athalapalem 313 people
- Yerramsettipalem 161 people
- Ravulagunta 12 people

All 31 villages in Naidupet

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Palepolam? 524421
- How far is Palepolam from Nellore? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Palepolam? 219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palepolam in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Naidupet sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palepolam? 43.2% (Census 2011)

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