Village · Makavarapalem, Visakhapatnam # Rachapalle Rachapalle is a village in Makavarapalem sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531113. The 2011 Census counted 5,641 people in 1,625 households, the 2nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 5,641 people (2011) - 1,625 households - 57.4% literacy - 531113 PIN code ## Rachapalle PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rachapalle is 531113. Rachapalle falls in Makavarapalem sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531113 - Gram panchayat Rachapalle - Community development block Makavarapalem - Census village code 586316 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rachapalle from nearby towns? - Makavarapalem (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 70 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rachapalle? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Rachapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 3 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office 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 - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Makavarapalem - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Narsipatnam - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 21 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 paddy. About 52% of the 1,276 hectares of village land is sown, and 474 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, 87 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rachapalle · ■ Makavarapalem rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 90% - Toilet within the home 20% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 69% - Tap water 5% 35% - Drinking water within premises 9% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 88% - Use banking services 66% 34% - Television 26% 38% - Mobile phone 42% 40% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 35% 34% - Own their home 94% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rachapalle? ■ Rachapalle · ■ Makavarapalem rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.4% 55.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 977 - Working population 52.0% 53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.1% for men and 46.2% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 314 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,305 (44%) · ■ Household industry 35 (1%) · ■ Other work 443 (15%) · ■ Marginal 839 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Makavarapalem - Koduru 6,597 people - Pydipala 4,982 people - Makavarapalem 4,773 people - Burugupalem 4,620 people - Tootipala 3,725 people All 25 villages in Makavarapalem ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rachapalle? 531113 - How far is Rachapalle from Visakhapatnam? 70 km by road - What is the population of Rachapalle? 5,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rachapalle in? Visakhapatnam district (Makavarapalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rachapalle? 57.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/makavarapalem/rachapalle/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.