Village · Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam # Papayya Palem Papayya Palem is a village in Anakapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531021. The 2011 Census counted 626 people in 155 households, the 31st largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 626 people (2011) - 155 households - 48.9% literacy - 531021 PIN code ## Papayya Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Papayya Palem is 531021. Papayya Palem falls in Anakapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531021 - Gram panchayat Papayya Palem - Community development block Anakapalle - Census village code 586178 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Papayya Palem from nearby towns? - Anakapalle (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 57 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Papayya Palem? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Papayya Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Papayya Palem known for? The main crops are paddy. About 45% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Papayya Palem Of every 100 households in Papayya Palem in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Papayya Palem · ■ Anakapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 94% - Toilet within the home 4% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 55% - Tap water 47% 73% - Drinking water within premises 0% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 64% - Use banking services 19% 49% - Television 37% 60% - Mobile phone 19% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 35% 17% - Own their home 100% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Papayya Palem? ■ Papayya Palem · ■ Anakapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 63.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 1022 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 954 - Working population 57.3% 41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.2% for men and 39.3% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (40%) · ■ Other work 24 (7%) · ■ Marginal 191 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anakapalle - Mettapalem 853 people - Venkupalem 834 people - Jagannadhapuram 787 people - Allikhanudupalem 684 people All 31 villages in Anakapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Papayya Palem? 531021 - How far is Papayya Palem from Visakhapatnam? 57 km by road - What is the population of Papayya Palem? 626 (Census 2011) - Which district is Papayya Palem in? Visakhapatnam district (Anakapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Papayya Palem? 48.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/papayya-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.