Village · Jeelugu Milli, West Godavari
# Puchikapadu

Puchikapadu is a village in Jeelugu Milli sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534456. The 2011 Census counted 516 people in 167 households, the 15th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 516 people (2011)
- 167 households
- 68.0% literacy
- 534456 PIN code

## Puchikapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Puchikapadu is 534456. Puchikapadu falls in Jeelugu Milli sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534456
- Gram panchayat Ankanna Gudem
- Community development block Jeelugu Milli
- Census village code 588007

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Puchikapadu from nearby towns?
- Jeelugu Milli (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 82 km by road
- Kovvur (nearest town) 43 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Puchikapadu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Puchikapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Buttayagudem
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jangareddigudem
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jangareddigudem
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Puchikapadu known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and tobacco. About 16% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Puchikapadu

Of every 100 households in Puchikapadu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puchikapadu · ■ Jeelugu Milli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 88%
- Toilet within the home 38% 39%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 60%
- Tap water 79% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 88%
- Use banking services 46% 53%
- Television 62% 54%
- Mobile phone 39% 38%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 27%
- Own their home 98% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Puchikapadu?

■ Puchikapadu · ■ Jeelugu Milli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 472 953
- Working population 70.0% 54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 76% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 332 (92%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jeelugu Milli
- Rachannagudem 1,071 people
- Gangannagudem 1,063 people
- Rowthugudem 961 people
- Vankavarigudem 818 people
- Thatiramudu Gudem 503 people
- Madakamvarigudem 403 people
- Jillellagudem 396 people
- Ramannapalem 382 people

All 29 villages in Jeelugu Milli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Puchikapadu? 534456
- How far is Puchikapadu from Eluru? 82 km by road
- What is the population of Puchikapadu? 516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puchikapadu in? West Godavari district (Jeelugu Milli sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puchikapadu? 68.0% (Census 2011)

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