# Chennapuram Village, Somandepalle, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Somandepalle, Anantapur 

# Chennapuram

Chennapuram is a village in Somandepalle sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515122**. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 117 households**, the 18th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 453people (2011)
- 117households
- 62.9%literacy
- 515122PIN code

## Chennapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chennapuram is 515122.** Chennapuram falls in Somandepalle sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515122
- Gram panchayatMagecheruvu
- Community development blockSomandepalle
- Census village code595537

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

## How far is Chennapuram from nearby towns?

- Somandepalle (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)87 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)35 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 Chennapuram?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chennapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Somandepalle
- ○Degree college10+ km · Penukonda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Somandepalle
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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)15 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 Chennapuram known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 8% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Chennapuram

Of every 100 households in Chennapuram in 2011, 67 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chennapuram · ■ Somandepalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****15%**

**87%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****83%**

**81%

Television ****25%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Chennapuram?

■ Chennapuram · ■ Somandepalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**898

Working population ****66.2%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (19%) · **■** Household industry 56 (19%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 136 (45%)

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 Somandepalle

- Naginayanicheruvu928 people
- Gudipalle854 people
- Velagamakulapalle602 people
- Kothapalle583 people
- Bussaiahgaripalle403 people

[All 19 villages in Somandepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/somandepalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chennapuram?515122
- How far is Chennapuram from Anantapur?87 km by road
- What is the population of Chennapuram?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chennapuram in?Anantapur district (Somandepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chennapuram?62.9% (Census 2011)