Village · Gooty, Anantapur # Turakapalle Turakapalle is a village in Gooty sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,371 people in 310 households, the 12th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 1,371 people (2011) - 310 households - 53.2% literacy - 1,071 females per 1,000 males ## Turakapalle PIN code and other codes Turakapalle falls in Gooty sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayat Turakapalle - Community development block Gooty - Census village code 594754 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Turakapalle from nearby towns? - Gooty (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 53 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Turakapalle? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Turakapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public 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 under 5 km · Gooty - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gooty - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gooty - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Turakapalle known for? The main crops are ground nut, sun flower and paddy. About 44% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Turakapalle Of every 100 households in Turakapalle in 2011, 99 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Turakapalle · ■ Gooty rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 92% - Toilet within the home 23% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 80% - Tap water 86% 69% - Drinking water within premises 2% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 90% - Use banking services 93% 68% - Television 74% 61% - Mobile phone 61% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 9% 20% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Turakapalle? ■ Turakapalle · ■ Gooty rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.2% 56.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1114 942 - Working population 54.8% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 182 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 178 (24%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 43 (6%) · ■ Marginal 345 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gooty - Ubicherla 2,199 people - Peddoddi 2,048 people - Rajapuram 1,754 people - Abbedoddi 1,550 people - Mamadur 1,347 people - Brahmanapalle 1,171 people - Utakallu 1,162 people - Erragudi 1,130 people All 22 villages in Gooty ## Quick answers - How far is Turakapalle from Anantapur? 53 km by road - What is the population of Turakapalle? 1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turakapalle in? Anantapur district (Gooty sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Turakapalle? 53.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gooty/turakapalle/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.