Village · G.Madugula, Visakhapatnam
# Rachapalle

Rachapalle is a village in G.Madugula sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531029. The 2011 Census counted 184 people in 44 households, the 96th largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.5%.
- 184 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 47.9% literacy
- 531029 PIN code

## Rachapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rachapalle is 531029. Rachapalle falls in G.Madugula sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531029
- Gram panchayat Singarbha
- Community development block G.Madugula
- Census village code 584912

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rachapalle from nearby towns?
- G.Madugula (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 161 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 120 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rachapalle?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rachapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · G.Madugula
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 18 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 Rachapalle known for?

The main crops are turmeric and pippali. About 74% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rachapalle

Of every 100 households in Rachapalle in 2011, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rachapalle · ■ G.Madugula rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 57%
- Toilet within the home 4% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 97%
- Use banking services 61% 14%
- Television 30% 14%
- Mobile phone 41% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 41% 69%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rachapalle?

■ Rachapalle · ■ G.Madugula rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.9% 38.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 995
- Working population 66.8% 62.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 34.5% for women. 70% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (87%) · ■ Household industry 5 (4%) · ■ Other work 9 (7%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in G.Madugula
- Aragadapalle 187 people
- Lakkapadu 187 people
- Goyyigunta 186 people
- Gurrayi 184 people
- Degalarai 182 people
- Ubalagaruvu 181 people
- Chintalagondi 179 people
- Pinajageeru 178 people

All 328 villages in G.Madugula

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rachapalle? 531029
- How far is Rachapalle from Visakhapatnam? 161 km by road
- What is the population of Rachapalle? 184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachapalle in? Visakhapatnam district (G.Madugula sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rachapalle? 47.9% (Census 2011)

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