Village · Vidapanakal, Anantapur # Donekal Donekal is a village in Vidapanakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515870. The 2011 Census counted 2,540 people in 554 households, the 6th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%. - 2,540 people (2011) - 554 households - 51.6% literacy - 515870 PIN code ## Donekal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Donekal is 515870. Donekal falls in Vidapanakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515870 - Gram panchayat Donekal - Community development block Vidapanakal - Census village code 594706 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Donekal from nearby towns? - Vidapanakal (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 100 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Donekal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Donekal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 · Vidapanakal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Guntakal - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidapanakal - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Donekal known for? The main crops are ground nut, red gram and jowar. About 68% of the 2,822 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,158 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Donekal Of every 100 households in Donekal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Donekal · ■ Vidapanakal rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 91% - Toilet within the home 10% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 80% - Tap water 89% 62% - Drinking water within premises 36% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 87% - Use banking services 87% 61% - Television 50% 55% - Mobile phone 60% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 24% 23% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Donekal? ■ Donekal · ■ Vidapanakal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.6% 53.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 813 931 - Working population 58.0% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 38.9% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 569 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 735 (50%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 115 (8%) · ■ Marginal 32 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vidapanakal - Vidapanakal 8,763 people - Havaligi 7,408 people - Velpumadugu 5,822 people - Gadekal 5,470 people - Karakamukkala 2,523 people - Poliki 2,330 people - Undabanda 2,285 people - Hanchanahal 2,246 people All 14 villages in Vidapanakal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Donekal? 515870 - How far is Donekal from Anantapur? 100 km by road - What is the population of Donekal? 2,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Donekal in? Anantapur district (Vidapanakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Donekal? 51.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/vidapanakal/donekal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.