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- LGD code
- 596162
- Pincode
- 517123
- Post office
- Sodam
- Population
- 1,662
- Households
- 451
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 948
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 376 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 153 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kalikiri · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Life Care Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palamanda compares
By population, Palamanda ranks #9 of 13 villages in Sodam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
−9.8% vs mandal average
- Palamanda
- 51.7%
- Sodam mandal
- 61.5%
- Chittoor district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+20 vs mandal average
- Palamanda
- 974
- Sodam mandal
- 954
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Palamanda
- 3.7
- Sodam mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palamanda at a glance
Palamanda is a village of 1,662 people in 451 households (Census 2011) in Sodam mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 13 villages in Sodam mandal. Literacy is 52%, 10 points below the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Chittoor district centre, 7 km from Kalikiri, the nearest town, 7 km from Kalikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517123, served by Sodam post office; the LGD village code is 596162. The nearest hospital or health centre is Life Care Hospital, 11 km away. The village votes in Punganur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy. The population is estimated at 1,810 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palamanda · this village | 1,662 | 52% | — |
| Vootupalle · Sodam | 3,045 | 59% | 3.1 km N |
| Regullu · Pileru | 4,653 | 63% | 3.7 km E |
| Khambhamvaripalle · Sodam | 2,429 | 59% | 4.3 km SE |
| Kalikirireddivari Palle · Kalikiri | 5,874 | 60% | 5 km NW |
| Valligatla · Somala | 2,340 | 59% | 6 km SW |
| Chintamakulapalle · Sodam | 773 | 60% | 6.4 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palamanda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PUNGANUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALAMANDA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,342
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 142.44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palamanda
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Key facts — Palamanda
- LGD code
- 596162
- Pincode
- 517123
- Post office
- Sodam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,662
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,810
- Households
- 451
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Coordinates
- 13.60297°N, 78.85354°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajampet
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Punganur
- Member of Parliament
- P. V. Midhun Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Sodam
Getting there
How to reach Palamanda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati376 kmcapital
- Bengaluru153 km
- Chennai164 km
- Hyderabad422 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKalikiri7 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Kalikiri7 km
- Hospital / PHCLife Care Hospital11 km
- Petrol pumpHP10 km
- CollegeM.J.R. College of Engineering & Technology13 km
- Police stationPiler Police Station11 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 517123
- SodamSodam mandal6,995 pop
- BooragamandaSodam mandal3,893 pop
- CherukuvaripalleSodam mandal3,854 pop
- AmmagaripalleSodam mandal3,247 pop
- VootupalleSodam mandal3,045 pop
- KhambhamvaripalleSodam mandal2,429 pop
- ThimmanayanipalleSodam mandal2,187 pop
- GongivaripalleSodam mandal1,741 pop
- NadigaddaSodam mandal1,553 pop
Villages near Palamanda
Other villages in Sodam mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)