# Gonipeta Village, Penukonda, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Penukonda, Anantapur 

# Gonipeta

Gonipeta is a village in Penukonda sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 292 households**, the 11th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,225people (2011)
- 292households
- 46.4%literacy
- 515110PIN code

## Gonipeta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gonipeta is 515110.** Gonipeta falls in Penukonda sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515110
- Gram panchayatGonipeta
- Community development blockPenukonda
- Census village code595436

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

## How far is Gonipeta from nearby towns?

- Penukonda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)82 km by road
- Hindupur (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 Gonipeta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gonipeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Penukonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Penukonda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Penukonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gonipeta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sun flower**. About 8% of the 2,342 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Gonipeta

Of every 100 households in Gonipeta in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gonipeta · ■ Penukonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**57%

Tap water ****72%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****50%**

**62%

Television ****21%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**23%

Own their home ****93%**

**79%

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 Gonipeta?

■ Gonipeta · ■ Penukonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**900

Working population ****65.6%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 32.6% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 277 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 505 (63%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Penukonda

- Rampuram2,195 people
- Nagalur2,163 people
- Erramanchi2,032 people
- Adadakulapalle1,447 people
- Kondampalle1,163 people
- Gondipalle396 people
- Cherlopalle127 people
- Bojjireddipalle62 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gonipeta?515110
- How far is Gonipeta from Anantapur?82 km by road
- What is the population of Gonipeta?1,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonipeta in?Anantapur district (Penukonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gonipeta?46.4% (Census 2011)
