# Garudachedu Village, Kanekal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kanekal, Anantapur 

# Garudachedu

Garudachedu is a village in Kanekal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515781**. The 2011 Census counted **1,566 people in 326 households**, the 15th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 1,566people (2011)
- 326households
- 58.3%literacy
- 515781PIN code

## Garudachedu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code515781
- Gram panchayatGarudachedu
- Community development blockKanekal
- Census village code594683

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

## How far is Garudachedu from nearby towns?

- Kanekal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)112 km by road
- Rayadurg (nearest town)25 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 Garudachedu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanekal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayadurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanekal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Garudachedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sun flower**. About 94% of the 1,501 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 Garudachedu

Of every 100 households in Garudachedu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garudachedu · ■ Kanekal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**70%

Tap water ****93%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****79%**

**62%

Television ****39%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Garudachedu?

■ Garudachedu · ■ Kanekal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**895

Working population ****52.9%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 49.0% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 571 (69%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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

- N.Hanumapuram2,005 people
- Udegolam1,977 people
- Ratchumarri1,950 people
- Kalekurthi1,933 people
- Bidurukontham982 people
- Meenahalli844 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garudachedu?515781
- How far is Garudachedu from Anantapur?112 km by road
- What is the population of Garudachedu?1,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garudachedu in?Anantapur district (Kanekal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garudachedu?58.3% (Census 2011)
