Village · Kanekal, Anantapur
# Sollapuram

Sollapuram is a village in Kanekal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515812. The 2011 Census counted 2,029 people in 413 households, the 10th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.
- 2,029 people (2011)
- 413 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 515812 PIN code

## Sollapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sollapuram is 515812. Sollapuram falls in Kanekal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515812
- Gram panchayat Sollapuram
- Community development block Kanekal
- Census village code 594686

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

## How far is Sollapuram from nearby towns?
- Kanekal (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Rayadurg (nearest town) 38 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sollapuram?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Uravakonda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Uravakonda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanekal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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) 16 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sollapuram known for?

The main crops are bengal gram, ground nut and maize. About 90% of the 2,044 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sollapuram

Of every 100 households in Sollapuram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sollapuram · ■ Kanekal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 85% 89%
- Toilet within the home 25% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 70%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 82%
- Use banking services 75% 62%
- Television 73% 55%
- Mobile phone 54% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 26%
- Own their home 95% 89%

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

## What is the population of Sollapuram?

■ Sollapuram · ■ Kanekal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 55.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1018 895
- Working population 40.3% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 48.6% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 103 (13%) · ■ Marginal 697 (85%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kanekal
- Malyam 3,212 people
- Thumbiganur 2,718 people
- Brahmasamudram 2,593 people
- Bennikal 2,075 people
- N.Hanumapuram 2,005 people
- Udegolam 1,977 people
- Ratchumarri 1,950 people
- Kalekurthi 1,933 people

All 17 villages in Kanekal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sollapuram? 515812
- How far is Sollapuram from Anantapur? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Sollapuram? 2,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sollapuram in? Anantapur district (Kanekal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sollapuram? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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