# Palanki Village, Pusapatirega, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pusapatirega, Vizianagaram 

# Palanki

Palanki is a village in Pusapatirega sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535213**. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 78 households**, the 35th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 309people (2011)
- 78households
- 53.6%literacy
- 535213PIN code

## Palanki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palanki is 535213.** Palanki falls in Pusapatirega sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535213
- Gram panchayatKollayavalasa
- Community development blockPusapatirega
- Census village code583187

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

## How far is Palanki from nearby towns?

- Pusapatirega (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)25 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 Palanki?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palanki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pusapatirega
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pusapatirega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Palanki known for?

About 60% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Palanki

Of every 100 households in Palanki in 2011, 78 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palanki · ■ Pusapatirega rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**88%

Tap water ****61%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****57%**

**54%

Television ****25%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Palanki?

■ Palanki · ■ Pusapatirega rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****50.2%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 41.5% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (26%) · **■** Other work 49 (32%) · **■** Marginal 43 (28%)

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 Pusapatirega

- Konayyapalem539 people
- Gaitula Chodavaram464 people
- Pedabattivalasa332 people
- Chowduvada326 people
- Borravanipalem305 people

[All 37 villages in Pusapatirega](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/pusapatirega/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palanki?535213
- How far is Palanki from Vizianagaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Palanki?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palanki in?Vizianagaram district (Pusapatirega sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palanki?53.6% (Census 2011)