Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam # Dharapalle Dharapalle is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 213 people in 66 households, the 69th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%. - 213 people (2011) - 66 households - 34.8% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Dharapalle PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dharapalle is 531040. Dharapalle falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Kinchaiputtu - Community development block Munchingi Puttu - Census village code 583383 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dharapalle from nearby towns? - Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 176 km by road - Jeypore (nearest town) 85 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dharapalle? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dharapalle; 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Munchingi Puttu - ○ 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 - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dharapalle known for? About 69% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dharapalle Of every 100 households in Dharapalle in 2011, 63 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Dharapalle · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 67% - Toilet within the home 2% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 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 23% 42% - Television 18% 11% - Mobile phone 27% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 10% 1% - None of these assets 68% 75% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dharapalle? ■ Dharapalle · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.8% 39.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1196 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 997 - Working population 74.2% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.6% for men and 22.3% for women. 75% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 147 (93%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu - Padalaputtu 219 people - Peddapetu 216 people - Ramulu 214 people - Chekuchinta 213 people - Gudamaliputtu 211 people - Deembuguda 210 people - Padalaputtu 207 people - Vadlamputtu 206 people All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dharapalle? 531040 - How far is Dharapalle from Visakhapatnam? 176 km by road - What is the population of Dharapalle? 213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharapalle in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dharapalle? 34.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/dharapalle/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.