# Vanavolu Village, Gorantla, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/vanavolu/ Village · Gorantla, Anantapur # Vanavolu Vanavolu is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515231**. The 2011 Census counted **6,872 people in 1,756 households**, the 5th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 6,872people (2011) - 1,756households - 59.2%literacy - 515231PIN code ## Vanavolu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanavolu is 515231.** Vanavolu falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515231 - Gram panchayatVanavolu - Community development blockGorantla - Census village code595517 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanavolu from nearby towns? - Gorantla (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)102 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)29 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 Vanavolu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vanavolu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Vanavolu known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 28% of the 3,186 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Vanavolu Of every 100 households in Vanavolu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vanavolu · ■ Gorantla rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **71% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **85% Use banking services ****68%** **73% Television ****40%** **49% Mobile phone ****48%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vanavolu? ■ Vanavolu · ■ Gorantla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **928 Working population ****59.2%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,007 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,375 (34%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 485 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,155 (28%) 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 - Gorantla24,586 people - Budili9,015 people - Gowrivaripalle8,387 people - Mandalapalle7,207 people - Puleru3,472 people - Palasamudram3,404 people - Gangampalle3,207 people - Mallapalle3,040 people [All 21 villages in Gorantla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanavolu?515231 - How far is Vanavolu from Anantapur?102 km by road - What is the population of Vanavolu?6,872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanavolu in?Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vanavolu?59.2% (Census 2011)