# Atcherla Village, Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kasimkota/atcherla/ Village · Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam # Atcherla Atcherla is a village in Kasimkota sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531031**. The 2011 Census counted **2,353 people in 691 households**, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 2,353people (2011) - 691households - 48.0%literacy - 531031PIN code ## Atcherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Atcherla is 531031.** Atcherla falls in Kasimkota sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531031 - Gram panchayatAtcherla - Community development blockKasimkota - Census village code586323 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Atcherla from nearby towns? - Kasimkota (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)58 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)18 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 Atcherla? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Atcherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anakapalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Kasimkota - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anakapalle - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 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)18 h summer · 18 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 Atcherla known for? The main crops are **cashew nut**. About 41% of the 1,148 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Atcherla Of every 100 households in Atcherla in 2011, 57 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Atcherla · ■ Kasimkota rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **91% Toilet within the home ****23%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **60% Tap water ****49%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **73% Use banking services ****16%** **32% Television ****29%** **54% Mobile phone ****35%** **46% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **26% Own their home ****86%** **87% 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 Atcherla? ■ Atcherla · ■ Kasimkota rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1053 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **955 Working population ****53.8%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.4% for men and 38.7% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (32%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 320 (25%) · **■** Marginal 353 (28%) 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 Kasimkota - Ugginapalem4,654 people - Eswarapalle Chowduvada2,727 people - Theeda2,712 people - Nutulaguntla Palem2,451 people - Veduruparthi2,349 people - Somavaram1,910 people - Yenugutuni1,724 people - Tegada1,717 people [All 28 villages in Kasimkota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kasimkota/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Atcherla?531031 - How far is Atcherla from Visakhapatnam?58 km by road - What is the population of Atcherla?2,353 (Census 2011) - Which district is Atcherla in?Visakhapatnam district (Kasimkota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Atcherla?48.0% (Census 2011)