Village · Garladinne, Anantapur # Penakacherla Penakacherla is a village in Garladinne sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515731. The 2011 Census counted 4,792 people in 1,103 households, the 4th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 4,792 people (2011) - 1,103 households - 63.6% literacy - 515731 PIN code ## Penakacherla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Penakacherla is 515731. Penakacherla falls in Garladinne sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515731 - Gram panchayat Penakacherla - Community development block Garladinne - Census village code 594978 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Penakacherla from nearby towns? - Garladinne (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 41 km by road - Anantapur (nearest town) 41 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Penakacherla? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Penakacherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● 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 - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garladinne - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Anantapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garladinne - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Penakacherla known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and orange. Products made here include pots and clothes work. About 33% of the 3,284 hectares of village land is sown, and 982 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Penakacherla Of every 100 households in Penakacherla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Penakacherla · ■ Garladinne rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 36% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 63% 57% - Tap water 93% 89% - Drinking water within premises 16% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 84% - Use banking services 77% 62% - Television 65% 68% - Mobile phone 62% 58% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 17% 17% - Own their home 85% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Penakacherla? ■ Penakacherla · ■ Garladinne rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 59.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 791 906 - Working population 50.5% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 51.1% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 559 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 823 (34%) · ■ Household industry 24 (1%) · ■ Other work 454 (19%) · ■ Marginal 561 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Garladinne - Kalluru Agraharam 9,404 people - Garladinne 7,766 people - Marthadu 6,140 people - Yerraguntla 4,780 people - Illuru 3,388 people - Krishnapuram 2,942 people - Kotanka 2,225 people All 18 villages in Garladinne ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penakacherla? 515731 - How far is Penakacherla from Anantapur? 41 km by road - What is the population of Penakacherla? 4,792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penakacherla in? Anantapur district (Garladinne sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penakacherla? 63.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/garladinne/penakacherla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.