Village · Bukkaraya Samudram, Anantapur
# Govindapalle

Govindapalle is a village in Bukkaraya Samudram sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515701. The 2011 Census counted 2,130 people in 543 households, the 9th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.
- 2,130 people (2011)
- 543 households
- 48.0% literacy
- 515701 PIN code

## Govindapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Govindapalle is 515701. Govindapalle falls in Bukkaraya Samudram sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515701
- Gram panchayat Govindapalle
- Community development block Bukkaraya Samudram
- Census village code 595074

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Govindapalle from nearby towns?
- Bukkaraya Samudram (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Anantapur (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Govindapalle?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Govindapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Anantapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Anantapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bukkaraya Samudram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Govindapalle known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and red gram. About 48% of the 1,288 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Govindapalle

Of every 100 households in Govindapalle in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Govindapalle · ■ Bukkaraya Samudram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 97%
- Toilet within the home 10% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 72%
- Tap water 58% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 84%
- Use banking services 50% 49%
- Television 53% 67%
- Mobile phone 60% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 20% 17%
- Own their home 95% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Govindapalle?

■ Govindapalle · ■ Bukkaraya Samudram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.0% 59.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 852 890
- Working population 59.8% 52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 39.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 263 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 707 (56%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 213 (17%) · ■ Marginal 86 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bukkaraya Samudram
- Reddipalle 4,935 people
- Siddarampuram 4,350 people
- Korrapadu 3,712 people
- Janthulur 2,584 people
- Bodiganidoddi 2,082 people
- Danduvaripalle 2,014 people
- Chedulla 1,621 people
- Siddampeta 430 people

All 14 villages in Bukkaraya Samudram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Govindapalle? 515701
- How far is Govindapalle from Anantapur? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Govindapalle? 2,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindapalle in? Anantapur district (Bukkaraya Samudram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govindapalle? 48.0% (Census 2011)

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