# Palakunta Village, Buttayagudem – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Buttayagudem, West Godavari 

# Palakunta

Palakunta is a village in Buttayagudem sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534448**. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 115 households**, the 26th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 422people (2011)
- 115households
- 67.8%literacy
- 534448PIN code

## Palakunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palakunta is 534448.** Palakunta falls in Buttayagudem sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534448
- Gram panchayatNimmalagudem
- Community development blockButtayagudem
- Census village code588055

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

## How far is Palakunta from nearby towns?

- Buttayagudem (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)67 km by road
- Tadepallegudem (nearest town)65 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 Palakunta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Buttayagudem
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Buttayagudem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kotaramachandrapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Palakunta known for?

The main crops are **cashew nut, paddy and tobacco**. About 15% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Palakunta

Of every 100 households in Palakunta in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palakunta · ■ Buttayagudem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**63%

Tap water ****50%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**29%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****43%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****79%**

**89%

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 Palakunta?

■ Palakunta · ■ Buttayagudem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1077

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1867**

**996

Working population ****57.1%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (79%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Buttayagudem

- Bothappagudem615 people
- Kopalle515 people
- Kovvada508 people
- Muddappagudem477 people
- Lakshmipuram403 people
- Munjuluru386 people
- Itikalakunta341 people
- Chintalagudem333 people

[All 53 villages in Buttayagudem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/buttayagudem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palakunta?534448
- How far is Palakunta from Eluru?67 km by road
- What is the population of Palakunta?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palakunta in?West Godavari district (Buttayagudem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palakunta?67.8% (Census 2011)