Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam # Palasapuram Palasapuram is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532284. The 2011 Census counted 2,075 people in 514 households, the 13th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,075 people (2011) - 514 households - 69.6% literacy - 532284 PIN code ## Palasapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palasapuram is 532284. Palasapuram falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 532284 - Gram panchayat Palasapuram - Community development block Sompeta - Census village code 580497 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palasapuram from nearby towns? - Sompeta (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ) 129 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palasapuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palasapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sompeta - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Baruva - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palasa - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Palasapuram known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and green gram. About 75% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palasapuram Of every 100 households in Palasapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Palasapuram · ■ Sompeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 84% - Toilet within the home 35% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 78% - Tap water 9% 23% - Drinking water within premises 15% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 49% 82% - Use banking services 50% 48% - Television 48% 37% - Mobile phone 52% 46% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 18% 6% - Car / jeep / van 5% 3% - None of these assets 26% 35% - Own their home 94% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palasapuram? ■ Palasapuram · ■ Sompeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 1060 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1022 946 - Working population 39.6% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 60.0% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 42 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 104 (13%) · ■ Marginal 659 (80%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sompeta - Gollagandi 2,677 people - Palavalasa 2,654 people - Zinkibhadra 2,612 people - Sunkidi 2,172 people - Sirimamidi 1,690 people - Malagovindapuram 1,583 people - Tallabhadra 1,566 people - Benkili 1,544 people All 34 villages in Sompeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palasapuram? 532284 - How far is Palasapuram from Srikakulam? 129 km by road - What is the population of Palasapuram? 2,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palasapuram in? Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palasapuram? 69.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/palasapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.