# Vechalam Village, Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/vechalam/ Village · Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam # Vechalam Vechalam is a village in Devarapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531075**. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 632 households**, the 8th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 2,307people (2011) - 632households - 64.3%literacy - 531075PIN code ## Vechalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vechalam is 531075.** Vechalam falls in Devarapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531075 - Gram panchayatVechalam - Community development blockDevarapalle - Census village code585991 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vechalam from nearby towns? - Devarapalle (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)63 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town)63 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 Vechalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vechalam; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devarapalle - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chodavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Vechalam known for? About 85% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown, and 424 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 Vechalam Of every 100 households in Vechalam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vechalam · ■ Devarapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **84% Tap water ****54%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **91% Use banking services ****37%** **43% Television ****45%** **38% Mobile phone ****44%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****33%** **32% Own their home ****89%** **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 Vechalam? ■ Vechalam · ■ Devarapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **968 Working population ****48.8%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (27%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (20%) · **■** Marginal 244 (22%) 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 Devarapalle - Alamandakothapalle2,710 people - Kaligotla2,500 people - Pedanandipalle Agraharam2,430 people - Tenugupudi2,324 people - Boilakintada2,070 people - Vakapalle1,978 people - Kasipuram1,975 people - Kothapenta1,732 people [All 43 villages in Devarapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vechalam?531075 - How far is Vechalam from Visakhapatnam?63 km by road - What is the population of Vechalam?2,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vechalam in?Visakhapatnam district (Devarapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vechalam?64.3% (Census 2011)