# Puleru Village, Gorantla, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/puleru/ Village · Gorantla, Anantapur # Puleru Puleru is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515231**. The 2011 Census counted **3,472 people in 868 households**, the 6th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 3,472people (2011) - 868households - 55.0%literacy - 515231PIN code ## Puleru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puleru is 515231.** Puleru falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515231 - Gram panchayatPuleru - Community development blockGorantla - Census village code595529 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puleru from nearby towns? - Gorantla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)94 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)40 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 Puleru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Puleru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gorantla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gorantla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gorantla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Puleru known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 84% of the 1,452 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Puleru Of every 100 households in Puleru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puleru · ■ Gorantla rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****21%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **71% Tap water ****66%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **85% Use banking services ****71%** **73% Television ****43%** **49% Mobile phone ****59%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **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 Puleru? ■ Puleru · ■ Gorantla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **928 Working population ****57.0%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 42.8% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 710 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (31%) · **■** Household industry 65 (3%) · **■** Other work 220 (11%) · **■** Marginal 379 (19%) 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 - Budili9,015 people - Gowrivaripalle8,387 people - Mandalapalle7,207 people - Vanavolu6,872 people - Palasamudram3,404 people - Gangampalle3,207 people - Mallapalle3,040 people - Kammavaripalle2,807 people [All 21 villages in Gorantla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puleru?515231 - How far is Puleru from Anantapur?94 km by road - What is the population of Puleru?3,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puleru in?Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puleru?55.0% (Census 2011)