# Veerapuram Village, Gummagatta, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gummagatta/veerapuram/ Village · Gummagatta, Anantapur # Veerapuram Veerapuram is a village in Gummagatta sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515865**. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 392 households**, the 10th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 2,013people (2011) - 392households - 53.5%literacy - 515865PIN code ## Veerapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerapuram is 515865.** Veerapuram falls in Gummagatta sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515865 - Gram panchayatVeerapuram - Community development blockGummagatta - Census village code594919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerapuram from nearby towns? - Gummagatta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)100 km by road - Rayadurg (nearest town)4 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 Veerapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Veerapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rayadurg - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rayadurg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummagutta - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Veerapuram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and bengal gram**. About 79% of the 2,250 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Veerapuram Of every 100 households in Veerapuram in 2011, 69 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veerapuram · ■ Gummagatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **82% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****65%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****65%** **51% Television ****36%** **33% Mobile phone ****56%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **41% Own their home ****92%** **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 Veerapuram? ■ Veerapuram · ■ Gummagatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **939 Working population ****53.7%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 44.1% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 306 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (13%) · **■** Marginal 506 (47%) 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 - Belodu4,437 people - Galagala4,169 people - Pulakunta3,299 people - Rangasamudram2,047 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 Veerapuram?515865 - How far is Veerapuram from Anantapur?100 km by road - What is the population of Veerapuram?2,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerapuram in?Anantapur district (Gummagatta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Veerapuram?53.5% (Census 2011)