Village · Penugonda, West Godavari # Cherukuwada Cherukuwada is a village in Penugonda sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534320. The 2011 Census counted 7,391 people in 2,068 households, the 3rd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 7,391 people (2011) - 2,068 households - 80.7% literacy - 534320 PIN code ## Cherukuwada PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Cherukuwada is 534320. Cherukuwada falls in Penugonda sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 534320 - Gram panchayat Penugonda - Community development block Penugonda - Census village code 588674 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Cherukuwada from nearby towns? - Penugonda (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Eluru (district HQ) 90 km by road - Tanuku (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Cherukuwada? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Cherukuwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Penugonda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Penugonda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tanuku - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Cherukuwada known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include alluminium and buckets. About 78% of the 627 hectares of village land is sown, and 491 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Cherukuwada Of every 100 households in Cherukuwada in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cherukuwada · ■ Penugonda rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 95% - Toilet within the home 60% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 17% - Tap water 33% 40% - Drinking water within premises 59% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 55% 39% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 58% - Use banking services 39% 37% - Television 62% 55% - Mobile phone 53% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 13% 16% - Own their home 67% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Cherukuwada? ■ Cherukuwada · ■ Penugonda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 960 - Working population 43.2% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 77.3% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 182 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,761 (55%) · ■ Household industry 62 (2%) · ■ Other work 835 (26%) · ■ Marginal 356 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Penugonda - Penugonda 16,038 people - Sidhantham 13,188 people - Vadali 5,705 people - Mulaparru 4,669 people - Nadipudi 3,342 people - Chinamallam 3,341 people All 14 villages in Penugonda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherukuwada? 534320 - How far is Cherukuwada from Eluru? 90 km by road - What is the population of Cherukuwada? 7,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherukuwada in? West Godavari district (Penugonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cherukuwada? 80.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/penugonda/cherukuwada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.