# Palagara Village, Balijipeta, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/palagara/ Village · Balijipeta, Vizianagaram # Palagara Palagara is a village in Balijipeta sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535557**. The 2011 Census counted **6,926 people in 1,776 households**, the 1st largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 6,926people (2011) - 1,776households - 56.1%literacy - 535557PIN code ## Palagara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palagara is 535557.** Palagara falls in Balijipeta sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535557 - Gram panchayatPalagara - Community development blockBalijipeta - Census village code582295 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palagara from nearby towns? - Balijipeta (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)85 km by road - Bobbili (nearest town)23 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 Palagara? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Palagara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vengapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Palagara known for? The main crops are **paddy, mesta and paddy**. About 39% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 385 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 Palagara Of every 100 households in Palagara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palagara · ■ Balijipeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **90% Tap water ****65%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **87% Use banking services ****39%** **45% Television ****46%** **40% Mobile phone ****38%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **41% Own their home ****87%** **93% 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 Palagara? ■ Palagara · ■ Balijipeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%** **50.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **921 Working population ****49.9%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 510 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,838 (53%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 901 (26%) · **■** Marginal 183 (5%) 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 Balijipeta - Pedapenki5,932 people - Galavilli4,787 people - Narayanapuram4,490 people - Gangada3,183 people [All 34 villages in Balijipeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palagara?535557 - How far is Palagara from Vizianagaram?85 km by road - What is the population of Palagara?6,926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palagara in?Vizianagaram district (Balijipeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palagara?56.1% (Census 2011)