Village · Nellore, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Pedda Cherukur

Pedda Cherukur is a village in Nellore sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524002. The 2011 Census counted 3,212 people in 900 households, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.
- 3,212 people (2011)
- 900 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 524002 PIN code

## Pedda Cherukur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pedda Cherukur is 524002. Pedda Cherukur falls in Nellore sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524002
- Community development block Nellore
- Census village code 592099

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

## How far is Pedda Cherukur from nearby towns?
- Nellore (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 5 km by road
- Nellore (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pedda Cherukur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pedda Cherukur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nellore
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nellore
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nellore
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 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 Pedda Cherukur known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include rice. About 63% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pedda Cherukur

Of every 100 households in Pedda Cherukur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pedda Cherukur · ■ Nellore rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 88%
- Toilet within the home 39% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 69%
- Tap water 74% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 74%
- Use banking services 48% 38%
- Television 59% 61%
- Mobile phone 42% 41%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 26%
- Own their home 66% 84%

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

## What is the population of Pedda Cherukur?

■ Pedda Cherukur · ■ Nellore rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 66.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 811 946
- Working population 48.8% 46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 67% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 82 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 430 (27%) · ■ Other work 754 (48%) · ■ Marginal 303 (19%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nellore
- South Mopur 4,219 people
- Mulumudi 4,040 people
- Amancherla 3,950 people
- Vellanti 3,877 people
- Kakupalle -II 3,187 people
- Pottepalem 3,140 people
- Kakupalle-I 3,129 people
- Kanuparthipadu 3,117 people

All 26 villages in Nellore

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pedda Cherukur? 524002
- How far is Pedda Cherukur from Nellore? 5 km by road
- What is the population of Pedda Cherukur? 3,212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedda Cherukur in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pedda Cherukur? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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