# Thurpupalem Village, Varikuntapadu – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/varikuntapadu/thurpupalem/ Village · Varikuntapadu, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Thurpupalem Thurpupalem is a village in Varikuntapadu sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **524232**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 65 households**, the 26th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%. - 273people (2011) - 65households - 70.2%literacy - 524232PIN code ## Thurpupalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thurpupalem is 524232.** Thurpupalem falls in Varikuntapadu sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code524232 - Gram panchayatVirivuru - Community development blockVarikuntapadu - Census village code591645 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thurpupalem from nearby towns? - Varikuntapadu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nellore (district HQ)138 km by road - Kavali (nearest town)42 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 Thurpupalem? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Thurpupalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Udayagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Udayagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nellore - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thurpupalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. About 5% of the 1,553 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Thurpupalem Of every 100 households in Thurpupalem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thurpupalem · ■ Varikuntapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **85% Use banking services ****76%** **68% Television ****59%** **42% Mobile phone ****69%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Thurpupalem? ■ Thurpupalem · ■ Varikuntapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **68.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545** **913 Working population ****60.1%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 54.2% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (45%) · **■** Other work 35 (21%) · **■** Marginal 19 (12%) 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 Varikuntapadu - Alivelumangapuram409 people - Mohammadapuram326 people - Bhaskarapuram319 people - Thodugupalle296 people - Pamurupalle241 people [All 28 villages in Varikuntapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/varikuntapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thurpupalem?524232 - How far is Thurpupalem from Nellore?138 km by road - What is the population of Thurpupalem?273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thurpupalem in?Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Varikuntapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thurpupalem?70.2% (Census 2011)