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- LGD code
- 579643
- Pincode
- 507159
- Post office
- Kusumanchi
- Population
- 3,909
- Households
- 1,021
- Literacy rate
- 49.7%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,145
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 158 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 455 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khammam · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Perikasingaram compares
By population, Perikasingaram ranks #6 of 18 villages in Kusumanchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.7%
−3.7% vs mandal average
- Perikasingaram
- 49.7%
- Kusumanchi mandal
- 53.4%
- Khammam district
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−19 vs mandal average
- Perikasingaram
- 967
- Kusumanchi mandal
- 986
Household size
people per home
3.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Perikasingaram
- 3.8
- Kusumanchi mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Perikasingaram at a glance
Perikasingaram is a village of 3,909 people in 1,021 households (Census 2011) in Kusumanchi mandal, Khammam district, Telangana, the 6th-largest of 18 villages in Kusumanchi mandal. Literacy is 50%, 4 points below the mandal average of 53% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Khammam district centre, 7 km from Kusumanchi, the nearest town, 22 km from Khammam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 507159, served by Kusumanchi post office; the LGD village code is 579643. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Hospital, 6 km away. The population is estimated at 4,609 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perikasingaram · this village | 3,909 | 50% | — |
| Mallepalli · Asif Nagar | 1,957 | — | 2.1 km E |
| Jakkepalli · Kusumanchi | 1,613 | 54% | 2.9 km S |
| Gattu Singaram · Kusumanchi | 2,901 | 51% | 3 km N |
| Rajupeta · Kusumanchi | 1,517 | 48% | 2.9 km SW |
| Valla Puram · Nadigudem | 3,350 | 59% | 4.6 km SW |
| Rajeswarapuram · Nelakondapalli | 7,382 | 55% | 5.5 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Perikasingaram
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHAMMAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PERIKASINGARAM, GOREELAPAD THANDA
- Total area (ha)
- 751
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 307
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Perikasingaram
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Key facts — Perikasingaram
- LGD code
- 579643
- Pincode
- 507159
- Post office
- Kusumanchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,909
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,609
- Households
- 1,021
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 49.7%
- Coordinates
- 17.15898°N, 79.95198°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nalgonda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kodad
- Member of Parliament
- Raghuveer Reddy Kunduru
- Block / Mandal
- Kusumanchi
Getting there
How to reach Perikasingaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Hyderabad158 kmcapital
- Chennai455 km
- Bengaluru530 km
- Mumbai777 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhammam22 km
- Bus stopPaleru6 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpHP17 km
- CollegeSwarna Bharathi College of Engineering18 km
- Police stationKhammam Rural19 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 507159
Villages near Perikasingaram
Other villages in Kusumanchi mandal
View all 17 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)