# Donda Padu Village, Mella Cheruvu, Nalgonda (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/mella-cheruvu/donda-padu/ Village · Mella Cheruvu, Nalgonda # Donda Padu Donda Padu is a village in Mella Cheruvu sub-district of Nalgonda district, Telangana, PIN code **508246**. The 2011 Census counted **9,093 people in 2,552 households**, the 3rd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 9,093people (2011) - 2,552households - 64.5%literacy - 508246PIN code ## Donda Padu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Donda Padu is 508246.** Donda Padu falls in Mella Cheruvu sub-district, Nalgonda district, Telangana. - PIN code508246 - Gram panchayatDonda Padu - Community development blockMella Cheruvu - Census village code577594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Donda Padu from nearby towns? - Mella Cheruvu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nalgonda (district HQ)108 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)16 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 Donda Padu? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Donda Padu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaggaiahpet - ○Degree college10+ km · Jaggaiahpet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaggaiahpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Donda Padu known for? The main crops are **cotton, chillies and red gram**. About 32% of the 2,864 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Donda Padu Of every 100 households in Donda Padu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Donda Padu · ■ Mella Cheruvu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****44%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **68% Tap water ****80%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **70% Use banking services ****40%** **46% Television ****59%** **57% Mobile phone ****51%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **22% Own their home ****76%** **84% 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 Donda Padu? ■ Donda Padu · ■ Mella Cheruvu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **938 Working population ****51.9%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 55.4% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 810 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,088 (44%) · **■** Household industry 21 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,188 (25%) · **■** Marginal 610 (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 Mella Cheruvu - Mella Cheruvu18,550 people - Revuru11,719 people - Chinthalapalem6,597 people - Chintriyala5,676 people - Kandibanda5,225 people - Thammaram3,497 people [All 14 villages in Mella Cheruvu](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/mella-cheruvu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Donda Padu?508246 - How far is Donda Padu from Nalgonda?108 km by road - What is the population of Donda Padu?9,093 (Census 2011) - Which district is Donda Padu in?Nalgonda district (Mella Cheruvu sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Donda Padu?64.5% (Census 2011)