Village · Lingapalem, West Godavari # Puppalavarigudem Puppalavarigudem is a village in Lingapalem sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534462. The 2011 Census counted 1,354 people in 390 households, the 18th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 1,354 people (2011) - 390 households - 65.4% literacy - 534462 PIN code ## Puppalavarigudem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puppalavarigudem is 534462. Puppalavarigudem falls in Lingapalem sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 534462 - Gram panchayat Puppalavarigudem - Community development block Lingapalem - Census village code 587968 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puppalavarigudem from nearby towns? - Lingapalem (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Eluru (district HQ) 42 km by road - Eluru (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puppalavarigudem? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Puppalavarigudem; 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 - ● Public bus service 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rangapuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharmajigudem - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintalapudi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Puppalavarigudem known for? About 47% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puppalavarigudem Of every 100 households in Puppalavarigudem in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Puppalavarigudem · ■ Lingapalem rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 91% - Toilet within the home 84% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 16% 45% - Tap water 90% 90% - Drinking water within premises 88% 64% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 83% - Use banking services 54% 43% - Television 66% 60% - Mobile phone 51% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 21% 16% - Car / jeep / van 6% 1% - None of these assets 11% 16% - Own their home 96% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puppalavarigudem? ■ Puppalavarigudem · ■ Lingapalem rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.4% 67.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 895 998 - Working population 52.6% 55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 62.8% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 383 (54%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 99 (14%) · ■ Marginal 150 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lingapalem - Patchanagaram 2,083 people - Rangapuram 2,047 people - Mulagalampadu 1,928 people - Asannagudem 1,540 people - Konijerla 980 people - Ganapavarigudem 943 people - Badarala 849 people - Kalyanampadu 603 people All 25 villages in Lingapalem ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puppalavarigudem? 534462 - How far is Puppalavarigudem from Eluru? 42 km by road - What is the population of Puppalavarigudem? 1,354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puppalavarigudem in? West Godavari district (Lingapalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puppalavarigudem? 65.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/lingapalem/puppalavarigudem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.