Village · Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Visakhapatnam
# Cherapalle

Cherapalle is a village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531133. The 2011 Census counted 126 people in 20 households, the 132nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.
- 126 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 40.4% literacy
- 531133 PIN code

## Cherapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Cherapalle is 531133. Cherapalle falls in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531133
- Gram panchayat Vanchula
- Community development block Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- Census village code 585473

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

## How far is Cherapalle from nearby towns?
- Gudem Kotha Veedhi (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 186 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 129 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Cherapalle?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Cherapalle known for?

The main crops are paddy, rajma and ginger.

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

## Homes and amenities in Cherapalle

Of every 100 households in Cherapalle in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cherapalle · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 52%
- Toilet within the home 5% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 87%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 45% 25%
- Television 0% 14%
- Mobile phone 15% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 35% 68%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Cherapalle?

■ Cherapalle · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.4% 40.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1136 1101
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 1031
- Working population 68.3% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 30.6% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 85 (99%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- Neelavaram 131 people
- Panasapalle 131 people
- Panasalapadu 128 people
- Gudiwada 127 people
- Santha Neredupalle 125 people
- Godichinta 123 people
- Kokkitapadu 123 people
- Boyalapalem 122 people

All 173 villages in Gudem Kotha Veedhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Cherapalle? 531133
- How far is Cherapalle from Visakhapatnam? 186 km by road
- What is the population of Cherapalle? 126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherapalle in? Visakhapatnam district (Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Cherapalle? 40.4% (Census 2011)

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