Village · Gorantla, Anantapur
# Katepalle

Katepalle is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515241. The 2011 Census counted 277 people in 69 households, the 15th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.
- 277 people (2011)
- 69 households
- 54.3% literacy
- 515241 PIN code

## Katepalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Katepalle is 515241. Katepalle falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515241
- Gram panchayat Palasamudram
- Community development block Gorantla
- Census village code 595523

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

## How far is Katepalle from nearby towns?
- Gorantla (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 83 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Katepalle?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Katepalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gorantla
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gorantla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gorantla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking 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 Katepalle known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and sun flower. About 28% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Katepalle

Of every 100 households in Katepalle in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katepalle · ■ Gorantla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 90%
- Toilet within the home 4% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 71%
- Tap water 96% 90%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85%
- Use banking services 82% 73%
- Television 32% 49%
- Mobile phone 45% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 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 Katepalle?

■ Katepalle · ■ Gorantla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 62.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 928
- Working population 51.3% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 38.3% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 40 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 95 (67%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gorantla
- Vadigepalle 2,795 people
- Jakkasamudram 712 people
- Buganipalle 504 people
- Maredipalle 495 people
- Devulacheruvu 238 people
- Ragimakulapalle 216 people
- Jowkuledudinne 37 people

All 21 villages in Gorantla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Katepalle? 515241
- How far is Katepalle from Anantapur? 83 km by road
- What is the population of Katepalle? 277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katepalle in? Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katepalle? 54.3% (Census 2011)

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