Village · Uravakonda, Anantapur # Raketla Raketla is a village in Uravakonda sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515822. The 2011 Census counted 4,405 people in 1,124 households, the 2nd largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 4,405 people (2011) - 1,124 households - 52.5% literacy - 515822 PIN code ## Raketla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Raketla is 515822. Raketla falls in Uravakonda sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515822 - Gram panchayat Raketla - Community development block Uravakonda - Census village code 594898 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Raketla from nearby towns? - Uravakonda (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Raketla? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Raketla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Uravakonda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Uravakonda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Uravakonda - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ 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) 10 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 Raketla known for? The main crops are ground nut, red gram and paddy. About 91% of the 4,428 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Raketla Of every 100 households in Raketla in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Raketla · ■ Uravakonda rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 93% - Toilet within the home 16% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 81% - Tap water 97% 94% - Drinking water within premises 9% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 89% - Use banking services 71% 73% - Television 54% 58% - Mobile phone 44% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 29% 26% - Own their home 94% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Raketla? ■ Raketla · ■ Uravakonda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.5% 55.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1004 995 - Working population 58.3% 56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.3% for men and 41.4% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 525 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,656 (64%) · ■ Household industry 31 (1%) · ■ Other work 233 (9%) · ■ Marginal 125 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Uravakonda - Amidala 6,938 people - Peddakowkuntla 3,389 people - Shaiksanipalle 2,899 people - Nimbagal 2,849 people - Y.Rampuram 2,546 people All 21 villages in Uravakonda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raketla? 515822 - How far is Raketla from Anantapur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Raketla? 4,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raketla in? Anantapur district (Uravakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Raketla? 52.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/uravakonda/raketla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.