# Palamuru Village, Palacole, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/palacole/palamuru/ Village · Palacole, West Godavari # Palamuru Palamuru is a village in Palacole sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534245**. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 242 households**, the 15th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 927people (2011) - 242households - 80.4%literacy - 534245PIN code ## Palamuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palamuru is 534245.** Palamuru falls in Palacole sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534245 - Gram panchayatPalamuru - Community development blockPalacole - Census village code588780 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palamuru from nearby towns? - Palacole (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)80 km by road - Palacole (nearest town)11 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 Palamuru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Palamuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · L.Koderu - ○Degree college10+ km · Palacole - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · S.Chikkala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Palamuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and fish culture**. Products made here include lace knitting. About 76% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Palamuru Of every 100 households in Palamuru in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palamuru · ■ Palacole rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****66%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **28% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **63% Use banking services ****66%** **44% Television ****66%** **55% Mobile phone ****55%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **88% 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 Palamuru? ■ Palamuru · ■ Palacole rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **946 Working population ****47.7%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 78.1% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (18%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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 Palacole - Velivela2,160 people - Varidhanam1,645 people - Pedamamidipalle1,475 people - Ballipadu1,400 people - Chandaparru809 people [All 16 villages in Palacole](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/palacole/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palamuru?534245 - How far is Palamuru from Eluru?80 km by road - What is the population of Palamuru?927 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palamuru in?West Godavari district (Palacole sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palamuru?80.4% (Census 2011)