Village · Payakaraopeta, Visakhapatnam # Palteru Palteru is a village in Payakaraopeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531126. The 2011 Census counted 6,358 people in 1,634 households, the 1st largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 6,358 people (2011) - 1,634 households - 53.1% literacy - 531126 PIN code ## Palteru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palteru is 531126. Palteru falls in Payakaraopeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531126 - Gram panchayat Palteru - Community development block Payakaraopeta - Census village code 586464 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palteru from nearby towns? - Payakaraopeta (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 110 km by road - Tuni (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palteru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Palteru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tuni - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tuni - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Payakaraopeta - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 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 Palteru known for? About 58% of the 812 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palteru Of every 100 households in Palteru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palteru · ■ Payakaraopeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 90% - Toilet within the home 30% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 64% - Tap water 29% 66% - Drinking water within premises 8% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 88% - Use banking services 31% 21% - Television 47% 45% - Mobile phone 38% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 26% 26% - 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 Palteru? ■ Palteru · ■ Payakaraopeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.1% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1063 964 - Working population 37.6% 41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.6% for men and 50.5% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 208 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,178 (49%) · ■ Household industry 16 (1%) · ■ Other work 476 (20%) · ■ Marginal 511 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Payakaraopeta - Satyavaram 5,657 people - Edatam 5,563 people - Mangavaram 4,830 people - Pedaramabhadrapuram 4,485 people All 18 villages in Payakaraopeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palteru? 531126 - How far is Palteru from Visakhapatnam? 110 km by road - What is the population of Palteru? 6,358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palteru in? Visakhapatnam district (Payakaraopeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palteru? 53.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/payakaraopeta/palteru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.