# Dancherla Village, Guntakal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/guntakal/dancherla/ Village · Guntakal, Anantapur # Dancherla Dancherla is a village in Guntakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,489 people in 609 households**, the 8th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 2,489people (2011) - 609households - 57.0%literacy - 515401PIN code ## Dancherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dancherla is 515401.** Dancherla falls in Guntakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515401 - Gram panchayatDancherla - Community development blockGuntakal - Census village code594735 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dancherla from nearby towns? - Guntakal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)63 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town)22 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 Dancherla? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dancherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Gooty - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gooty - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guntakal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Dancherla known for? The main crops are **ground nut, red gram and paddy**. About 49% of the 1,924 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dancherla Of every 100 households in Dancherla in 2011, 91 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dancherla · ■ Guntakal rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****27%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **82% Tap water ****79%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **88% Use banking services ****52%** **60% Television ****59%** **60% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****18%** **21% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Dancherla? ■ Dancherla · ■ Guntakal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **940 Working population ****62.2%** **57.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 351 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 721 (47%) · **■** Other work 120 (8%) · **■** Marginal 356 (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 Guntakal - Kasapuram3,692 people - Yerrathimmarayachervu3,399 people - Nakkanadoddi3,098 people - Patha Kothachervu3,064 people - Guntakal1,872 people - Thimmapuram1,840 people - Gundala1,740 people - Dosaludiki1,649 people [All 18 villages in Guntakal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/guntakal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dancherla?515401 - How far is Dancherla from Anantapur?63 km by road - What is the population of Dancherla?2,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dancherla in?Anantapur district (Guntakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dancherla?57.0% (Census 2011)