# Palasamudram Village, Gorantla, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/palasamudram/ Village · Gorantla, Anantapur # Palasamudram Palasamudram is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515241**. The 2011 Census counted **3,404 people in 836 households**, the 7th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 3,404people (2011) - 836households - 65.2%literacy - 515241PIN code ## Palasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palasamudram is 515241.** Palasamudram falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515241 - Gram panchayatPalasamudram - Community development blockGorantla - Census village code595525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palasamudram from nearby towns? - Gorantla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)27 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 Palasamudram? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Palasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gorantla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gorantla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Palasamudram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 29% of the 1,438 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Palasamudram Of every 100 households in Palasamudram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palasamudram · ■ Gorantla rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **71% Tap water ****91%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **85% Use banking services ****82%** **73% Television ****53%** **49% Mobile phone ****63%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **28% Own their home ****88%** **86% 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 Palasamudram? ■ Palasamudram · ■ Gorantla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **928 Working population ****48.1%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 449 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (27%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 506 (31%) · **■** Marginal 202 (12%) 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 Gorantla - Gowrivaripalle8,387 people - Mandalapalle7,207 people - Vanavolu6,872 people - Puleru3,472 people - Gangampalle3,207 people - Mallapalle3,040 people - Kammavaripalle2,807 people - Vadigepalle2,795 people [All 21 villages in Gorantla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palasamudram?515241 - How far is Palasamudram from Anantapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Palasamudram?3,404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palasamudram in?Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palasamudram?65.2% (Census 2011)