# Pulakurthi Village, D.Hirehal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/d-hirehal/pulakurthi/ Village · D.Hirehal, Anantapur # Pulakurthi Pulakurthi is a village in D.Hirehal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515872**. The 2011 Census counted **5,102 people in 1,015 households**, the 3rd largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 5,102people (2011) - 1,015households - 46.6%literacy - 515872PIN code ## Pulakurthi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pulakurthi is 515872.** Pulakurthi falls in D.Hirehal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515872 - Gram panchayatPulakurthi&Mallikethi - Community development blockD.Hirehal - Census village code594651 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pulakurthi from nearby towns? - D.Hirehal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)135 km by road - Bellary (nearest town)26 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 Pulakurthi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pulakurthi; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bellary - ○Degree college10+ km · Rayadurg - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · D.Hirehal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Pulakurthi known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sun flower and cotton**. About 88% of the 4,392 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Pulakurthi Of every 100 households in Pulakurthi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pulakurthi · ■ D.Hirehal rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****87%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **84% Use banking services ****73%** **67% Television ****45%** **50% Mobile phone ****61%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Pulakurthi? ■ Pulakurthi · ■ D.Hirehal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **973 Working population ****51.1%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.0% for men and 38.1% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 872 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,139 (44%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 287 (11%) · **■** Marginal 298 (11%) 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 D.Hirehal - D.Hirehal8,996 people - Muradi6,145 people - Kudulur4,426 people - Nagalapuram4,038 people - Obulapuram3,541 people - Kadalur2,365 people [All 18 villages in D.Hirehal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/d-hirehal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pulakurthi?515872 - How far is Pulakurthi from Anantapur?135 km by road - What is the population of Pulakurthi?5,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pulakurthi in?Anantapur district (D.Hirehal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pulakurthi?46.6% (Census 2011)