# Paltheru Village, Badangi, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Badangi, Vizianagaram 

# Paltheru

Paltheru is a village in Badangi sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535578**. The 2011 Census counted **4,759 people in 1,187 households**, the 2nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.

- 4,759people (2011)
- 1,187households
- 56.5%literacy
- 535578PIN code

## Paltheru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paltheru is 535578.** Paltheru falls in Badangi sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535578
- Gram panchayatPaltheru
- Community development blockBadangi
- Census village code582529

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paltheru from nearby towns?

- Badangi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bobbili (nearest town)10 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 Paltheru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Paltheru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Badangi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Badangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Paltheru known for?

About 79% of the 1,520 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Paltheru

Of every 100 households in Paltheru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paltheru · ■ Badangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****59%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****42%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Paltheru?

■ Paltheru · ■ Badangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**54.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**952

Working population ****57.4%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 46.2% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 820 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 815 (30%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 416 (15%) · **■** Marginal 655 (24%)

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 Badangi

- Koduru5,846 people
- Badangi4,388 people
- Mugada3,932 people
- Vadada3,259 people
- Golladi2,830 people

[All 29 villages in Badangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/badangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paltheru?535578
- How far is Paltheru from Vizianagaram?67 km by road
- What is the population of Paltheru?4,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paltheru in?Vizianagaram district (Badangi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paltheru?56.5% (Census 2011)
