# Poleru Village, Kanchili, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/poleru/ Village · Kanchili, Srikakulam # Poleru Poleru is a village in Kanchili sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532291**. The 2011 Census counted **2,275 people in 528 households**, the 10th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%. - 2,275people (2011) - 528households - 55.3%literacy - 532291PIN code ## Poleru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poleru is 532291.** Poleru falls in Kanchili sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532291 - Gram panchayatPoleru - Community development blockKanchili - Census village code580387 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poleru from nearby towns? - Kanchili (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)130 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town)32 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 Poleru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Poleru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanchili - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanchili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanchili - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Poleru known for? The main crops are **paddy and green gram**. About 80% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 261 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 Poleru Of every 100 households in Poleru in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poleru · ■ Kanchili rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **83% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **83% Use banking services ****55%** **59% Television ****44%** **34% Mobile phone ****46%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Poleru? ■ Poleru · ■ Kanchili rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%** **63.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **912 Working population ****38.7%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.0% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (38%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 370 (42%) 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 Kanchili - Kokkiliputtuga2,765 people - Mathamsariapalle2,624 people - Makarampuram2,490 people - Buragam2,481 people - Gokarnapuram2,263 people - Sasanam2,059 people - Baliyaputtuga2,050 people - Kolluru1,829 people [All 58 villages in Kanchili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poleru?532291 - How far is Poleru from Srikakulam?130 km by road - What is the population of Poleru?2,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poleru in?Srikakulam district (Kanchili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poleru?55.3% (Census 2011)