Village · Ojili, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Rachapalem

Rachapalem is a village in Ojili sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524402. The 2011 Census counted 1,084 people in 305 households, the 11th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.
- 1,084 people (2011)
- 305 households
- 66.9% literacy
- 524402 PIN code

## Rachapalem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rachapalem is 524402. Rachapalem falls in Ojili sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524402
- Gram panchayat Rachapalem
- Community development block Ojili
- Census village code 592461

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

## How far is Rachapalem from nearby towns?
- Ozili (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Gudur (nearest town) 29 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rachapalem?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Naidupet
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Naidupet
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gudur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Rachapalem known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 34% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rachapalem

Of every 100 households in Rachapalem in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rachapalem · ■ Ojili rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 89%
- Toilet within the home 26% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 80%
- Tap water 100% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 29%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 88%
- Use banking services 72% 63%
- Television 52% 52%
- Mobile phone 54% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 31% 31%
- Own their home 97% 96%

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

## What is the population of Rachapalem?

■ Rachapalem · ■ Ojili rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 63.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1117 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1061 916
- Working population 54.2% 56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 46 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 163 (28%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 91 (15%) · ■ Marginal 287 (49%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ojili
- Inugunta 1,284 people
- Peda Pariya 1,162 people
- Athivaram 1,140 people
- Manamala 1,121 people
- Karaballavolu 1,065 people
- Saguturu 1,033 people
- Manavali 875 people
- Nemallapudi 851 people

All 49 villages in Ojili

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rachapalem? 524402
- How far is Rachapalem from Nellore? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Rachapalem? 1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachapalem in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Ojili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rachapalem? 66.9% (Census 2011)

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