Village · Vidapanakal, Anantapur # Hanchanahal Hanchanahal is a village in Vidapanakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515871. The 2011 Census counted 2,246 people in 481 households, the 10th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%. - 2,246 people (2011) - 481 households - 50.9% literacy - 515871 PIN code ## Hanchanahal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Hanchanahal is 515871. Hanchanahal falls in Vidapanakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515871 - Gram panchayat Hanchanahal - Community development block Vidapanakal - Census village code 594709 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hanchanahal from nearby towns? - Vidapanakal (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 94 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hanchanahal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Hanchanahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● 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 · Guntakal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Guntakal - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidapanakal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ 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 hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Hanchanahal known for? The main crops are ground nut, paddy and red gram. About 79% of the 2,271 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hanchanahal Of every 100 households in Hanchanahal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hanchanahal · ■ Vidapanakal rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 91% - Toilet within the home 2% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 80% - Tap water 1% 62% - Drinking water within premises 1% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 87% - Use banking services 70% 61% - Television 71% 55% - Mobile phone 59% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 15% 23% - Own their home 95% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hanchanahal? ■ Hanchanahal · ■ Vidapanakal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.9% 53.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 753 931 - Working population 58.3% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 41.0% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 354 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 878 (67%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 59 (5%) · ■ Marginal 9 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vidapanakal - Donekal 2,540 people - Karakamukkala 2,523 people - Poliki 2,330 people - Undabanda 2,285 people - Cheekalaguriki 2,136 people - Malapuram 1,094 people - Kadadarabenchi 818 people - N.Thimmapuram 771 people All 14 villages in Vidapanakal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hanchanahal? 515871 - How far is Hanchanahal from Anantapur? 94 km by road - What is the population of Hanchanahal? 2,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hanchanahal in? Anantapur district (Vidapanakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Hanchanahal? 50.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/vidapanakal/hanchanahal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.