# Kurukuru Village, Devarapalle, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/devarapalle/kurukuru/ Village · Devarapalle, West Godavari # Kurukuru Kurukuru is a village in Devarapalle sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 453 households**, the 12th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%. - 1,590people (2011) - 453households - 69.3%literacy - 534305PIN code ## Kurukuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurukuru is 534305.** Kurukuru falls in Devarapalle sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534305 - Gram panchayatKurukuru - Community development blockDevarapalle - Census village code588257 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurukuru from nearby towns? - Devarapalle (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)72 km by road - Nidadavole (nearest town)21 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 Kurukuru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kurukuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devarapalle - ○Degree college5–10 km · Devarapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovvur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Kurukuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 62% of the 1,030 hectares of village land is sown, and 535 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 Kurukuru Of every 100 households in Kurukuru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurukuru · ■ Devarapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****43%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **37% Tap water ****100%** **99% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **69% Use banking services ****24%** **39% Television ****52%** **57% Mobile phone ****38%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **21% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Kurukuru? ■ Kurukuru · ■ Devarapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **67.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **1001 Working population ****48.1%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (60%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (12%) · **■** Marginal 45 (6%) 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 Devarapalle - Pallantlai4,706 people - Bandapuram4,211 people - Dhumanthunigudem2,735 people - Laxmipuram2,190 people - Kondagudem81 people [All 13 villages in Devarapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/devarapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurukuru?534305 - How far is Kurukuru from Eluru?72 km by road - What is the population of Kurukuru?1,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurukuru in?West Godavari district (Devarapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kurukuru?69.3% (Census 2011)