# Nidragatta Village, Amarapuram, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Amarapuram, Anantapur 

# Nidragatta

Nidragatta is a village in Amarapuram sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515281**. The 2011 Census counted **3,277 people in 679 households**, the 8th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 3,277people (2011)
- 679households
- 54.3%literacy
- 515281PIN code

## Nidragatta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nidragatta is 515281.** Nidragatta falls in Amarapuram sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515281
- Gram panchayatNidragatta
- Community development blockAmarapuram
- Census village code595374

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

## How far is Nidragatta from nearby towns?

- Amarapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)155 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)72 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 Nidragatta?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nidragatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●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 school10+ km · Amarapuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Nidragatta known for?

The main crops are **arac nut, betel leaves and paddy**. About 78% of the 1,278 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Nidragatta

Of every 100 households in Nidragatta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nidragatta · ■ Amarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****96%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Nidragatta?

■ Nidragatta · ■ Amarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**957

Working population ****57.8%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 43.8% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 464 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (6%) · **■** Marginal 781 (41%)

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

- Halukuru6,988 people
- Thammadehalli6,671 people
- Basavanahalli6,219 people
- Sivaram4,600 people

[All 9 villages in Amarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/amarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nidragatta?515281
- How far is Nidragatta from Anantapur?155 km by road
- What is the population of Nidragatta?3,277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nidragatta in?Anantapur district (Amarapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nidragatta?54.3% (Census 2011)
