# Karthalipalem Village, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam 

# Karthalipalem

Karthalipalem is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532264**. The 2011 Census counted **2,853 people in 694 households**, the 7th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,853people (2011)
- 694households
- 56.2%literacy
- 532264PIN code

## Karthalipalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karthalipalem is 532264.** Karthalipalem falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532264
- Gram panchayatKarthalipalem
- Community development blockSompeta
- Census village code580506

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karthalipalem from nearby towns?

- Sompeta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)130 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 Karthalipalem?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karthalipalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korlam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baruva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Karthalipalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. About 83% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Karthalipalem

Of every 100 households in Karthalipalem in 2011, 57 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Karthalipalem · ■ Sompeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**78%

Tap water ****44%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**35%

Own their home ****76%**

**88%

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 Karthalipalem?

■ Karthalipalem · ■ Sompeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**946

Working population ****49.8%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 45.9% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (19%) · **■** Marginal 863 (61%)

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 Sompeta

- Korlam3,531 people
- Rushikudda3,530 people
- Mamidipalle3,137 people
- Uppalam2,954 people
- Besiramachandrapuram2,711 people
- Gollagandi2,677 people
- Palavalasa2,654 people
- Zinkibhadra2,612 people

[All 34 villages in Sompeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karthalipalem?532264
- How far is Karthalipalem from Srikakulam?130 km by road
- What is the population of Karthalipalem?2,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karthalipalem in?Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karthalipalem?56.2% (Census 2011)