# Pedanchala Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/pedanchala/ Village · Palasa, Srikakulam # Pedanchala Pedanchala is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 353 households**, the 8th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,363people (2011) - 353households - 57.2%literacy - 532221PIN code ## Pedanchala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pedanchala is 532221.** Pedanchala falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532221 - Gram panchayatPedanchala - Community development blockPalasa - Census village code580255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pedanchala from nearby towns? - Palasa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)82 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)8 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 Pedanchala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pedanchala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palasa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palasa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Pedanchala known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 75% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Pedanchala Of every 100 households in Pedanchala in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pedanchala · ■ Palasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **85% Tap water ****3%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **84% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****39%** **42% Mobile phone ****52%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **31% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pedanchala? ■ Pedanchala · ■ Palasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **1005 Working population ****52.5%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (53%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (15%) · **■** Marginal 42 (6%) 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 Palasa - Neelavathi2,465 people - Tekkalipatnam1,655 people - Tarlakota1,642 people - Pandasasanam1,481 people - Lothuru1,326 people - Sasanam1,225 people - Sunnada1,117 people - Laxmipuram1,012 people [All 54 villages in Palasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pedanchala?532221 - How far is Pedanchala from Srikakulam?82 km by road - What is the population of Pedanchala?1,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pedanchala in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pedanchala?57.2% (Census 2011)