# Thondapadu Village, Gooty, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gooty, Anantapur 

# Thondapadu

Thondapadu is a village in Gooty sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,034 people in 754 households**, the 5th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 3,034people (2011)
- 754households
- 54.3%literacy
- 515401PIN code

## Thondapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thondapadu is 515401.** Thondapadu falls in Gooty sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515401
- Gram panchayatThondapadu&T.Kothapalle
- Community development blockGooty
- Census village code594758

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

## How far is Thondapadu from nearby towns?

- Gooty (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)61 km by road
- Guntakal (nearest town)41 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 Thondapadu?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Thondapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gooty
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gooty
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gooty
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Thondapadu known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sun flower and paddy**. About 82% of the 1,098 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Thondapadu

Of every 100 households in Thondapadu in 2011, 79 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thondapadu · ■ Gooty rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****49%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****62%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Thondapadu?

■ Thondapadu · ■ Gooty rural average

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

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**942

Working population ****48.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 43.6% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 683 (47%) · **■** Household industry 77 (5%) · **■** Other work 393 (27%) · **■** Marginal 133 (9%)

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 Gooty

- Jakkalacheruvu4,566 people
- Bethapalle3,712 people
- Kojjepalle3,622 people
- Kothapeta3,158 people
- Karadikonda2,732 people
- Basinepalle2,448 people
- Ubicherla2,199 people
- Peddoddi2,048 people

[All 22 villages in Gooty](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gooty/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thondapadu?515401
- How far is Thondapadu from Anantapur?61 km by road
- What is the population of Thondapadu?3,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thondapadu in?Anantapur district (Gooty sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thondapadu?54.3% (Census 2011)