# Halukuru Village, Amarapuram, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/amarapuram/halukuru/ Village · Amarapuram, Anantapur # Halukuru Halukuru is a village in Amarapuram sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515281**. The 2011 Census counted **6,988 people in 1,500 households**, the 4th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 6,988people (2011) - 1,500households - 68.7%literacy - 515281PIN code ## Halukuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Halukuru is 515281.** Halukuru falls in Amarapuram sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515281 - Gram panchayatHalukuru - Community development blockAmarapuram - Census village code595373 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Halukuru from nearby towns? - Amarapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)157 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)76 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 Halukuru? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Halukuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Madakasira - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Halukuru known for? The main crops are **arac nut, betel leaves and paddy**. About 55% of the 2,676 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Halukuru Of every 100 households in Halukuru in 2011, 84 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Halukuru · ■ Amarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **85% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **81% Tap water ****90%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****76%** **67% Television ****29%** **29% Mobile phone ****42%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **37% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Halukuru? ■ Halukuru · ■ Amarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1187** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **957 Working population ****50.8%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 804 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,494 (42%) · **■** Household industry 51 (1%) · **■** Other work 371 (10%) · **■** Marginal 827 (23%) 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 Amarapuram - Amarapuram11,950 people - Hemavathi8,910 people - Valasa7,156 people - Thammadehalli6,671 people - Basavanahalli6,219 people - Sivaram4,600 people - Nidragatta3,277 people [All 9 villages in Amarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/amarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Halukuru?515281 - How far is Halukuru from Anantapur?157 km by road - What is the population of Halukuru?6,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Halukuru in?Anantapur district (Amarapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Halukuru?68.7% (Census 2011)