# Upperu Village, Kukunoor, Khammam (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/kukunoor/upperu/ Village · Kukunoor, Khammam # Upperu Upperu is a village in Kukunoor sub-district of Khammam district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **1,956 people in 555 households**, the 4th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 1,956people (2011) - 555households - 52.2%literacy - 1,090females per 1,000 males ## Upperu PIN code and other codes Upperu falls in Kukunoor sub-district, Khammam district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatUpperu - Community development blockKukunoor - Census village code579319 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Upperu from nearby towns? - Kukunoor (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Khammam (district HQ)130 km by road - Palwancha (nearest town)41 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 Upperu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Upperu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kukunoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadrachalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kukunoor - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Upperu known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 9% of the 2,165 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Upperu Of every 100 households in Upperu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Upperu · ■ Kukunoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **75% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****42%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****26%** **29% Television ****58%** **47% Mobile phone ****52%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **32% Own their home ****92%** **96% 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 Upperu? ■ Upperu · ■ Kukunoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **997 Working population ****63.0%** **60.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.8% for men and 48.1% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 667 (54%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 363 (29%) 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 Kukunoor - Kukunoor6,380 people - Dacharam2,793 people - Thondipaka2,060 people - Amaravaram1,834 people - Damaracharla1,614 people - Kondapalle1,527 people - Vinjaram1,505 people [All 20 villages in Kukunoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/kukunoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Upperu from Khammam?130 km by road - What is the population of Upperu?1,956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Upperu in?Khammam district (Kukunoor sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Upperu?52.2% (Census 2011)