# Galagala Village, Gummagatta, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gummagatta, Anantapur 

# Galagala

Galagala is a village in Gummagatta sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515865**. The 2011 Census counted **4,169 people in 858 households**, the 7th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 4,169people (2011)
- 858households
- 50.3%literacy
- 515865PIN code

## Galagala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galagala is 515865.** Galagala falls in Gummagatta sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515865
- Gram panchayatGalagala
- Community development blockGummagatta
- Census village code594917

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

## How far is Galagala from nearby towns?

- Gummagatta (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)116 km by road
- Rayadurg (nearest town)16 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 Galagala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayadurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummagatta
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Galagala known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and bengal gram**. About 86% of the 1,628 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Galagala

Of every 100 households in Galagala in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galagala · ■ Gummagatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****75%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**51%

Television ****31%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Galagala?

■ Galagala · ■ Gummagatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****58.3%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 41.7% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 676 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,014 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 191 (8%) · **■** Marginal 550 (23%)

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 Gummagatta

- Kalugodu6,781 people
- Gummagatta6,279 people
- Bhupasamudram4,735 people
- Belodu4,437 people
- Pulakunta3,299 people
- Rangasamudram2,047 people
- Veerapuram2,013 people
- S.Hosahalli449 people

[All 11 villages in Gummagatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gummagatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galagala?515865
- How far is Galagala from Anantapur?116 km by road
- What is the population of Galagala?4,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galagala in?Anantapur district (Gummagatta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galagala?50.3% (Census 2011)
