Village · Gorantla, Anantapur
# Gowrivaripalle

Gowrivaripalle is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515231. The 2011 Census counted 8,387 people in 2,104 households, the 3rd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.
- 8,387 people (2011)
- 2,104 households
- 55.4% literacy
- 515231 PIN code

## Gowrivaripalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gowrivaripalle is 515231. Gowrivaripalle falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515231
- Gram panchayat Gowrivaripalle
- Community development block Gorantla
- Census village code 595533

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gowrivaripalle from nearby towns?
- Gorantla (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 102 km by road
- Kadiri (nearest town) 39 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gowrivaripalle?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 15 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society 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 10+ km · Gorantla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gorantla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gorantla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gowrivaripalle known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and maize. About 42% of the 4,242 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gowrivaripalle

Of every 100 households in Gowrivaripalle in 2011, 79 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gowrivaripalle · ■ Gorantla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 90%
- Toilet within the home 10% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 71%
- Tap water 95% 90%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 85%
- Use banking services 70% 73%
- Television 32% 49%
- Mobile phone 44% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 28%
- Own their home 96% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gowrivaripalle?

■ Gowrivaripalle · ■ Gorantla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.4% 62.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 898 928
- Working population 58.6% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 45.4% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,040 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,269 (46%) · ■ Household industry 271 (6%) · ■ Other work 328 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1,008 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gorantla
- Gorantla 24,586 people
- Budili 9,015 people
- Mandalapalle 7,207 people
- Vanavolu 6,872 people
- Puleru 3,472 people
- Palasamudram 3,404 people

All 21 villages in Gorantla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gowrivaripalle? 515231
- How far is Gowrivaripalle from Anantapur? 102 km by road
- What is the population of Gowrivaripalle? 8,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowrivaripalle in? Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowrivaripalle? 55.4% (Census 2011)

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