# Kekathi Village, Gudibanda, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gudibanda, Anantapur 

# Kekathi

Kekathi is a village in Gudibanda sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515305**. The 2011 Census counted **4,203 people in 927 households**, the 7th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.

- 4,203people (2011)
- 927households
- 60.8%literacy
- 515305PIN code

## Kekathi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kekathi is 515305.** Kekathi falls in Gudibanda sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515305
- Gram panchayatJambulabanda
- Community development blockGudibanda
- Census village code595383

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

## How far is Kekathi from nearby towns?

- Gudibanda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)122 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)45 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 Kekathi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kekathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madakasira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Guibanda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Kekathi known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 30% of the 1,577 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Kekathi

Of every 100 households in Kekathi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kekathi · ■ Gudibanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****94%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****69%**

**61%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**41%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Kekathi?

■ Kekathi · ■ Gudibanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**58.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**929

Working population ****52.4%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 51.7% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 943 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 258 (12%) · **■** Marginal 533 (24%)

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 Gudibanda

- Rallahalli7,081 people
- Mandalahalli5,421 people
- Muthukur4,985 people
- Karikera4,217 people
- Konkallu2,988 people
- Gunimorubagal1,964 people
- Kumbaranagehalli1,700 people
- S.Rayapuram1,509 people

[All 13 villages in Gudibanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gudibanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kekathi?515305
- How far is Kekathi from Anantapur?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kekathi?4,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekathi in?Anantapur district (Gudibanda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekathi?60.8% (Census 2011)
