# Ganigera Village, Kanekal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kanekal, Anantapur 

# Ganigera

Ganigera is a village in Kanekal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515781**. The 2011 Census counted **5,523 people in 1,226 households**, the 4th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 5,523people (2011)
- 1,226households
- 53.2%literacy
- 515781PIN code

## Ganigera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganigera is 515781.** Ganigera falls in Kanekal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515781
- Gram panchayatGanigera&Jakkalavadika
- Community development blockKanekal
- Census village code594673

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

## How far is Ganigera from nearby towns?

- Kanekal (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)105 km by road
- Rayadurg (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 Ganigera?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State 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 school10+ km · Kanekal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayadurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kenekal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)16 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 Ganigera known for?

The main crops are **bengal gram, ground nut and jowar**. About 97% of the 3,820 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Ganigera

Of every 100 households in Ganigera in 2011, 68 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganigera · ■ Kanekal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****80%**

**92%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**82%

Use banking services ****48%**

**62%

Television ****34%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Ganigera?

■ Ganigera · ■ Kanekal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**895

Working population ****58.5%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 42.9% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,062 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,837 (57%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (3%) · **■** Marginal 204 (6%)

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 Kanekal

- Kanekal19,731 people
- Yerragunta6,606 people
- Hulikera5,926 people
- Hanakanahal3,309 people
- Malyam3,212 people
- Thumbiganur2,718 people
- Brahmasamudram2,593 people

[All 17 villages in Kanekal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kanekal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganigera?515781
- How far is Ganigera from Anantapur?105 km by road
- What is the population of Ganigera?5,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganigera in?Anantapur district (Kanekal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ganigera?53.2% (Census 2011)
