Village · Kothacheruvu, Anantapur # Virupapuram Virupapuram is a village in Kothacheruvu sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515133. The 2011 Census counted 95 people in 22 households, the 20th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 95 people (2011) - 22 households - 54.8% literacy - 515133 PIN code ## Virupapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Virupapuram is 515133. Virupapuram falls in Kothacheruvu sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515133 - Gram panchayat Pothulakunta - Community development block Kothacheruvu - Census village code 595303 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Virupapuram from nearby towns? - Kothacheruvu (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 90 km by road - Dharmavaram (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Virupapuram? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Virupapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bandlepalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Penukonda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kothacheruvu - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Virupapuram known for? The main crops are ground nut, paddy and red gram. About 69% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Virupapuram Of every 100 households in Virupapuram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Virupapuram · ■ Kothacheruvu rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 93% - Toilet within the home 4% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 58% - Tap water 100% 97% - Drinking water within premises 77% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 82% - Use banking services 73% 73% - Television 27% 57% - Mobile phone 68% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 18% 23% - Own their home 100% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Virupapuram? ■ Virupapuram · ■ Kothacheruvu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 63.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 696 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 891 - Working population 55.8% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 38.2% for women. 68% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 5 (9%) · ■ Marginal 19 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kothacheruvu - Vemuletipalle 409 people - Kanisettipalle 369 people - Vangampalle 254 people - Thippa Batlapalle 247 people - Kadiridevarapalle 25 people All 23 villages in Kothacheruvu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virupapuram? 515133 - How far is Virupapuram from Anantapur? 90 km by road - What is the population of Virupapuram? 95 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virupapuram in? Anantapur district (Kothacheruvu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Virupapuram? 54.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kothacheruvu/virupapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.