# Vadigepalle Village, Gorantla, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gorantla, Anantapur 

# Vadigepalle

Vadigepalle is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515231**. The 2011 Census counted **2,795 people in 696 households**, the 11th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 2,795people (2011)
- 696households
- 56.2%literacy
- 515231PIN code

## Vadigepalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadigepalle is 515231.** Vadigepalle falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515231
- Gram panchayatVadigepalle
- Community development blockGorantla
- Census village code595527

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vadigepalle from nearby towns?

- Gorantla (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)34 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 Vadigepalle?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Vadigepalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gorantla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gorantla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gorantla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Vadigepalle known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 30% of the 1,756 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Vadigepalle

Of every 100 households in Vadigepalle in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vadigepalle · ■ Gorantla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**71%

Tap water ****94%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****93%**

**73%

Television ****43%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Vadigepalle?

■ Vadigepalle · ■ Gorantla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**928

Working population ****55.7%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 43.3% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 736 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (35%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (14%) · **■** Marginal 35 (2%)

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

- Palasamudram3,404 people
- Gangampalle3,207 people
- Mallapalle3,040 people
- Kammavaripalle2,807 people
- Jakkasamudram712 people
- Buganipalle504 people
- Maredipalle495 people
- Katepalle277 people

[All 21 villages in Gorantla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadigepalle?515231
- How far is Vadigepalle from Anantapur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Vadigepalle?2,795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadigepalle in?Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vadigepalle?56.2% (Census 2011)