Village · Komarada, Vizianagaram # Palem Palem is a village in Komarada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535521. The 2011 Census counted 567 people in 160 households, the 24th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 567 people (2011) - 160 households - 49.3% literacy - 535521 PIN code ## Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palem is 535521. Palem falls in Komarada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535521 - Gram panchayat Palem - Community development block Komarada - Census village code 581770 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palem from nearby towns? - Komarada (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 130 km by road - Parvathipuram (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palem? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Komarada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Parvithipuram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Parvithipuram - ○ Primary health centre 10+ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Palem known for? About 43% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palem Of every 100 households in Palem in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palem · ■ Komarada rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 78% - Toilet within the home 4% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 2% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 87% - Use banking services 1% 48% - Television 15% 31% - Mobile phone 10% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 76% 50% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palem? ■ Palem · ■ Komarada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.3% 55.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 1094 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1375 1017 - Working population 73.9% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 39.0% for women. 75% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 406 (97%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Komarada - Chollapadam 800 people - Sominaiduvalasa 713 people - Thodumu 660 people - Pedasekha 604 people - Ravikona 537 people - Devukona 519 people - Chinakherjala 512 people - Kuntesu 501 people All 99 villages in Komarada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palem? 535521 - How far is Palem from Vizianagaram? 130 km by road - What is the population of Palem? 567 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palem in? Vizianagaram district (Komarada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palem? 49.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/komarada/palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.