Village · Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam # Papayya Santha Palem Papayya Santha Palem is a village in Anakapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531021. The 2011 Census counted 960 people in 252 households, the 26th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 960 people (2011) - 252 households - 59.6% literacy - 531021 PIN code ## Papayya Santha Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Papayya Santha Palem is 531021. Papayya Santha Palem falls in Anakapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531021 - Gram panchayat Pappaya Santha Palem - Community development block Anakapalle - Census village code 586177 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Papayya Santha Palem from nearby towns? - Anakapalle (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 57 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Papayya Santha Palem? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Papayya Santha Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 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 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Papayya Santha Palem known for? The main crops are paddy. About 42% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Papayya Santha Palem Of every 100 households in Papayya Santha Palem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Papayya Santha Palem · ■ Anakapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 94% - Toilet within the home 9% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 55% - Tap water 0% 73% - Drinking water within premises 4% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 64% - Use banking services 73% 49% - Television 45% 60% - Mobile phone 49% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 17% - Own their home 89% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Papayya Santha Palem? ■ Papayya Santha Palem · ■ Anakapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 63.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 1022 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 954 - Working population 40.4% 41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 49.7% for women. 64% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 174 (45%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 95 (24%) · ■ Marginal 80 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anakapalle - Sankaram 1,377 people - Kondupalem 1,237 people - Maredupudi Agraharam 1,108 people - Sampathipuram 1,031 people - 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 Santha Palem? 531021 - How far is Papayya Santha Palem from Visakhapatnam? 57 km by road - What is the population of Papayya Santha Palem? 960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Papayya Santha Palem in? Visakhapatnam district (Anakapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Papayya Santha Palem? 59.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/papayya-santha-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.