Village · Ganguvarisigadam, Srikakulam # Palakhandyam Palakhandyam is a village in Ganguvarisigadam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532168. The 2011 Census counted 920 people in 246 households, the 23rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 920 people (2011) - 246 households - 53.0% literacy - 532168 PIN code ## Palakhandyam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palakhandyam is 532168. Palakhandyam falls in Ganguvarisigadam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 532168 - Gram panchayat Palakhandyam - Community development block Ganguvarisigadam - Census village code 581348 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palakhandyam from nearby towns? - G.Sigadam (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ) 29 km by road - Rajam (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palakhandyam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Palakhandyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 · Ponduru - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rajam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palakhandyam known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and green gram. Products made here include jute items. About 62% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palakhandyam Of every 100 households in Palakhandyam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palakhandyam · ■ Ganguvarisigadam rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 91% - Toilet within the home 18% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 88% - Tap water 52% 10% - Drinking water within premises 5% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 87% - Use banking services 26% 52% - Television 41% 36% - Mobile phone 24% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 42% 37% - Own their home 85% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palakhandyam? ■ Palakhandyam · ■ Ganguvarisigadam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.0% 54.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 977 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 935 - Working population 55.1% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 46.3% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 341 (67%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 94 (19%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ganguvarisigadam - Punnam 1,122 people - Madhupam 1,116 people - Penasam 1,034 people - S.P. Ramachandra Puram 930 people - Seethubhimavaram 869 people - Mushinivalasa 866 people - Jagannadhapuram 834 people - Velagada 758 people All 43 villages in Ganguvarisigadam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakhandyam? 532168 - How far is Palakhandyam from Srikakulam? 29 km by road - What is the population of Palakhandyam? 920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakhandyam in? Srikakulam district (Ganguvarisigadam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palakhandyam? 53.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ganguvarisigadam/palakhandyam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.