# Veparala Village, Gandlapenta, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gandlapenta/veparala/ Village · Gandlapenta, Anantapur # Veparala Veparala is a village in Gandlapenta sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,580 people in 408 households**, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,580people (2011) - 408households - 52.8%literacy - 515521PIN code ## Veparala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veparala is 515521.** Veparala falls in Gandlapenta sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515521 - Gram panchayatVeparala - Community development blockGandlapenta - Census village code595244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veparala from nearby towns? - Gandlapenta (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)106 km by road - Kadiri (nearest town)15 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 Veparala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Veparala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Gandlapenta - ○Degree college10+ km · Kadiri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gandlapenta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Veparala known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 55% of the 732 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Veparala Of every 100 households in Veparala in 2011, 88 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Veparala · ■ Gandlapenta rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****56%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****60%** **66% Television ****35%** **38% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Veparala? ■ Veparala · ■ Gandlapenta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **884 Working population ****51.8%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 40.2% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (28%) · **■** Household industry 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 113 (14%) · **■** Marginal 288 (35%) 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 Gandlapenta - Somayajulapalle2,272 people - Chamalagondi1,969 people - Godduvelagala1,839 people - Kurumamidi1,813 people - Thummalabylu980 people - Jeenulakunta882 people - Kamathampalle686 people - Chamachenubylu674 people [All 13 villages in Gandlapenta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gandlapenta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veparala?515521 - How far is Veparala from Anantapur?106 km by road - What is the population of Veparala?1,580 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veparala in?Anantapur district (Gandlapenta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Veparala?52.8% (Census 2011)