# Yerragunta Village, Raptadu, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Raptadu, Anantapur 

# Yerragunta

Yerragunta is a village in Raptadu sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,113 people in 295 households**, the 10th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 1,113people (2011)
- 295households
- 51.7%literacy
- 515522PIN code

## Yerragunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Yerragunta is 515522.** Yerragunta falls in Raptadu sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515522
- Gram panchayatYerragunta
- Community development blockRaptadu
- Census village code595109

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

## How far is Yerragunta from nearby towns?

- Raptadu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Anantapur (nearest town)22 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 Yerragunta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Yerragunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 school10+ km · Anantapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raptadu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Yerragunta known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 72% of the 2,200 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Yerragunta

Of every 100 households in Yerragunta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yerragunta · ■ Raptadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**69%

Tap water ****64%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****49%**

**65%

Television ****36%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**88%

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 Yerragunta?

■ Yerragunta · ■ Raptadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**847

Working population ****65.0%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 42.1% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (59%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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 Raptadu

- Gandlaparthi2,221 people
- Hampapuram2,187 people
- Bommaparthy1,492 people
- Bukkacherla1,416 people
- Gangulakunta796 people

[All 11 villages in Raptadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Yerragunta?515522
- How far is Yerragunta from Anantapur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Yerragunta?1,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yerragunta in?Anantapur district (Raptadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yerragunta?51.7% (Census 2011)
