Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam
# Cheruvu Pakala

Cheruvu Pakala is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 73 households, the 49th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%.
- 248 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 52.8% literacy
- 531040 PIN code

## Cheruvu Pakala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Cheruvu Pakala is 531040. Cheruvu Pakala falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531040
- Gram panchayat Kilagada
- Community development block Munchingi Puttu
- Census village code 583548

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

## How far is Cheruvu Pakala from nearby towns?
- Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 149 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 145 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Cheruvu Pakala?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Cheruvu Pakala known for?

About 91% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Cheruvu Pakala

Of every 100 households in Cheruvu Pakala in 2011, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cheruvu Pakala · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 43% 67%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 0% 42%
- Television 0% 11%
- Mobile phone 0% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 97% 75%
- Own their home 97% 96%

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

## What is the population of Cheruvu Pakala?

■ Cheruvu Pakala · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 39.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 851 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 997
- Working population 68.1% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 35.3% for women. 63% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 81 (48%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu
- Sindhiputtu 255 people
- Kinchaiputtu 251 people
- Japparu 250 people
- Yenugurai 249 people
- Pittagruddlu 248 people
- Sangamvalasa 247 people
- Malagummi 244 people
- Suttiguda 240 people

All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Cheruvu Pakala? 531040
- How far is Cheruvu Pakala from Visakhapatnam? 149 km by road
- What is the population of Cheruvu Pakala? 248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cheruvu Pakala in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Cheruvu Pakala? 52.8% (Census 2011)

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