Village · Kanekal, Anantapur # Yerragunta Yerragunta is a village in Kanekal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515871. The 2011 Census counted 6,606 people in 1,419 households, the 2nd largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 6,606 people (2011) - 1,419 households - 47.0% literacy - 515871 PIN code ## Yerragunta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Yerragunta is 515871. Yerragunta falls in Kanekal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515871 - Gram panchayat Yerragunta - Community development block Kanekal - Census village code 594674 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yerragunta from nearby towns? - Kanekal (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 120 km by road - Rayadurg (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Yerragunta? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Yerragunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kanekal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rayadurg - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanekal - ○ 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 treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 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 Yerragunta known for? The main crops are ground nut, paddy and maize. About 91% of the 2,969 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yerragunta Of every 100 households in Yerragunta in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Yerragunta · ■ Kanekal rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 89% - Toilet within the home 19% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 70% - Tap water 91% 92% - Drinking water within premises 2% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 82% - Use banking services 36% 62% - Television 45% 55% - Mobile phone 39% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 37% 26% - Own their home 93% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yerragunta? ■ Yerragunta · ■ Kanekal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.0% 55.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 895 - Working population 57.3% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.4% for men and 39.3% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,124 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,677 (44%) · ■ Household industry 106 (3%) · ■ Other work 237 (6%) · ■ Marginal 641 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanekal - Kanekal 19,731 people - Hulikera 5,926 people - Ganigera 5,523 people - Hanakanahal 3,309 people - Malyam 3,212 people All 17 villages in Kanekal ## Other places named Yerragunta - Yerragunta · Village, Parigi, Anantapur · 1,900 people - Yerragunta · Village, Raptadu, Anantapur · 1,113 people - Yerragunta · Village, Vemsoor, Khammam · 605 people - Yerragunta · Village, Bhadrachalam, Khammam · 302 people - Yerragunta · Village, Pellakur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · 56 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Yerragunta? 515871 - How far is Yerragunta from Anantapur? 120 km by road - What is the population of Yerragunta? 6,606 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yerragunta in? Anantapur district (Kanekal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Yerragunta? 47.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kanekal/yerragunta/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.