Village · Porumamilla, Y.S.R.
# Sancharala

Sancharala is a village in Porumamilla sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516193. The 2011 Census counted 1,864 people in 492 households, the 9th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.
- 1,864 people (2011)
- 492 households
- 49.1% literacy
- 516193 PIN code

## Sancharala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sancharala is 516193. Sancharala falls in Porumamilla sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516193
- Gram panchayat Sancharala
- Community development block Porumamilla
- Census village code 593003

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

## How far is Sancharala from nearby towns?
- Porumamilla (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 101 km by road
- Badvel (nearest town) 51 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sancharala?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sancharala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● 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
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Porumamilla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Porumamilla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Badvel
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Sancharala known for?

The main crops are paddy, bajra and cotton. About 13% of the 3,564 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sancharala

Of every 100 households in Sancharala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sancharala · ■ Porumamilla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 91%
- Toilet within the home 7% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 58%
- Tap water 57% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 76%
- Use banking services 33% 45%
- Television 32% 47%
- Mobile phone 53% 55%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 35% 30%
- Own their home 93% 87%

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

## What is the population of Sancharala?

■ Sancharala · ■ Porumamilla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.1% 65.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 969 910
- Working population 60.8% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 36.3% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 216 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 829 (73%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 39 (3%) · ■ Marginal 36 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Porumamilla
- Ganugapenta 2,382 people
- Challagirigella 2,113 people
- Chinayerasala 2,051 people
- Siddavaram 1,939 people
- Dammanapalle 1,667 people
- Kavalakuntla 1,509 people
- Korrapatupalle 1,301 people
- Venkataramapuram 975 people

All 31 villages in Porumamilla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sancharala? 516193
- How far is Sancharala from Kadapa? 101 km by road
- What is the population of Sancharala? 1,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sancharala in? Y.S.R. district (Porumamilla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sancharala? 49.1% (Census 2011)

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