# Gulapalem Village, Vajrakarur, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/vajrakarur/gulapalem/ Village · Vajrakarur, Anantapur # Gulapalem Gulapalem is a village in Vajrakarur sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515832**. The 2011 Census counted **2,475 people in 571 households**, the 7th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,475people (2011) - 571households - 63.7%literacy - 515832PIN code ## Gulapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gulapalem is 515832.** Gulapalem falls in Vajrakarur sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515832 - Gram panchayatGulapalem - Community development blockVajrakarur - Census village code594866 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gulapalem from nearby towns? - Vajrakarur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)95 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town)10 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 Gulapalem? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gulapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Guntakal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Guntakal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vajrakarur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Gulapalem known for? The main crops are **ground nut, bengal gram and sun flower**. About 48% of the 2,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gulapalem Of every 100 households in Gulapalem in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gulapalem · ■ Vajrakarur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **72% Tap water ****82%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **84% Use banking services ****83%** **62% Television ****71%** **60% Mobile phone ****71%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **23% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Gulapalem? ■ Gulapalem · ■ Vajrakarur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719** **926 Working population ****58.9%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 50.2% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 459 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (42%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 277 (19%) · **■** Marginal 96 (7%) 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 Vajrakarur - Chabala3,974 people - Pedda Chinnapyapili3,452 people - Venkatampalle3,036 people - Thatrakal2,986 people - Gade Hothur2,392 people - Pandikunta2,214 people - Ragulapadu2,178 people - Kamalapadu1,785 people [All 16 villages in Vajrakarur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/vajrakarur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gulapalem?515832 - How far is Gulapalem from Anantapur?95 km by road - What is the population of Gulapalem?2,475 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulapalem in?Anantapur district (Vajrakarur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gulapalem?63.7% (Census 2011)