# Purushothapuram Village, Kanchili, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/purushothapuram/ Village · Kanchili, Srikakulam # Purushothapuram Purushothapuram is a village in Kanchili sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532290**. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 343 households**, the 20th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%. - 1,393people (2011) - 343households - 57.8%literacy - 532290PIN code ## Purushothapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purushothapuram is 532290.** Purushothapuram falls in Kanchili sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532290 - Gram panchayatPurushothapuram - Community development blockKanchili - Census village code580413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purushothapuram from nearby towns? - Kanchili (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)120 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town)24 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 Purushothapuram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Purushothapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanchili - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanchili - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kanchili - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Purushothapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy and green gram**. About 84% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Purushothapuram Of every 100 households in Purushothapuram in 2011, 89 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purushothapuram · ■ Kanchili rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **83% Toilet within the home ****1%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **83% Use banking services ****56%** **59% Television ****43%** **34% Mobile phone ****52%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **38% Own their home ****94%** **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 Purushothapuram? ■ Purushothapuram · ■ Kanchili rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **63.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **912 Working population ****55.0%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 44.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 249 (33%) · **■** Marginal 508 (66%) 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 - Kumbarinowgam1,682 people - Mandapalle1,677 people - Kesaripada1,597 people - Yekkala1,579 people - Narasannamukundapuram1,181 people - Samantha Ramachandrapuram1,153 people - Jennaghai1,044 people - Kuttuma971 people [All 58 villages in Kanchili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purushothapuram?532290 - How far is Purushothapuram from Srikakulam?120 km by road - What is the population of Purushothapuram?1,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purushothapuram in?Srikakulam district (Kanchili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Purushothapuram?57.8% (Census 2011)