# Perikasingaram Village, Kusumanchi, Khammam (Telangana)

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Village · Kusumanchi, Khammam 

# Perikasingaram

Perikasingaram is a village in Kusumanchi sub-district of Khammam district, Telangana, PIN code **507159**. The 2011 Census counted **3,909 people in 1,021 households**, the 6th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 3,909people (2011)
- 1,021households
- 55.1%literacy
- 507159PIN code

## Perikasingaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perikasingaram is 507159.** Perikasingaram falls in Kusumanchi sub-district, Khammam district, Telangana.

- PIN code507159
- Gram panchayatPerikasingaram, Goreelapad Thanda
- Community development blockKusumanchi
- Census village code579643

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Perikasingaram from nearby towns?

- Kusumanchi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Khammam (district HQ)29 km by road
- Khammam (nearest town)29 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 Perikasingaram?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Perikasingaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kusumanchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khammam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kusumanchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Perikasingaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chillies and sugar cane**. About 60% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Perikasingaram

Of every 100 households in Perikasingaram in 2011, 87 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Perikasingaram · ■ Kusumanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**60%

Tap water ****82%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**76%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****48%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Perikasingaram?

■ Perikasingaram · ■ Kusumanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**950

Working population ****54.9%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 44.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 459 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,210 (56%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 185 (9%) · **■** Marginal 288 (13%)

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 Kusumanchi

- Nelapatla5,879 people
- Palair5,143 people
- Chegomma4,123 people
- Naikanigudem4,014 people
- Jeelacheruvu3,637 people
- Gaigollapalle3,179 people
- Jujjularaopeta2,955 people
- Gattu Singaram2,901 people

[All 18 villages in Kusumanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/kusumanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perikasingaram?507159
- How far is Perikasingaram from Khammam?29 km by road
- What is the population of Perikasingaram?3,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perikasingaram in?Khammam district (Kusumanchi sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Perikasingaram?55.1% (Census 2011)
