Village · Kanaganapalle, Anantapur
# Maddalacheruvu

Maddalacheruvu is a village in Kanaganapalle sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515621. The 2011 Census counted 6,426 people in 1,497 households, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.
- 6,426 people (2011)
- 1,497 households
- 57.6% literacy
- 515621 PIN code

## Maddalacheruvu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maddalacheruvu is 515621. Maddalacheruvu falls in Kanaganapalle sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515621
- Gram panchayat Maddalacheruvu,Vepakunta&Bhanukota
- Community development block Kanaganapalle
- Census village code 595145

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Maddalacheruvu from nearby towns?
- Kanaganapalle (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Dharmavaram (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Maddalacheruvu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Maddalacheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kanaganapalle
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharmavaram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanaganapalle
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maddalacheruvu known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and red gram. About 8% of the 5,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Maddalacheruvu

Of every 100 households in Maddalacheruvu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maddalacheruvu · ■ Kanaganapalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 95%
- Toilet within the home 7% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 84%
- Tap water 93% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 90%
- Use banking services 95% 86%
- Television 46% 49%
- Mobile phone 56% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 26%
- Own their home 94% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Maddalacheruvu?

■ Maddalacheruvu · ■ Kanaganapalle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.6% 59.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 877
- Working population 57.1% 55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 48.8% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 671 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,726 (47%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 229 (6%) · ■ Marginal 1,022 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kanaganapalle
- Kanaganapalle 6,965 people
- Thumucherla 4,515 people
- Mukthapuram 4,093 people
- Thogarakunta 4,059 people
- Dadalur 3,505 people

All 10 villages in Kanaganapalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maddalacheruvu? 515621
- How far is Maddalacheruvu from Anantapur? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Maddalacheruvu? 6,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maddalacheruvu in? Anantapur district (Kanaganapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maddalacheruvu? 57.6% (Census 2011)

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