# Palthur Village, Vidapanakal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/vidapanakal/palthur/ Village · Vidapanakal, Anantapur # Palthur Palthur is a village in Vidapanakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515871**. The 2011 Census counted **9,270 people in 1,955 households**, the 1st largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%. - 9,270people (2011) - 1,955households - 45.4%literacy - 515871PIN code ## Palthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palthur is 515871.** Palthur falls in Vidapanakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515871 - Gram panchayatPalthur - Community development blockVidapanakal - Census village code594717 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palthur from nearby towns? - Vidapanakal (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)69 km by road - Guntakal (nearest town)40 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 Palthur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Uravakonda - ○Degree college10+ km · Uravakonda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidapanakal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palthur known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and bengal gram**. About 95% of the 4,182 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,034 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 Palthur Of every 100 households in Palthur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palthur · ■ Vidapanakal rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **80% Tap water ****36%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****48%** **61% Television ****49%** **55% Mobile phone ****54%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **23% Own their home ****95%** **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 Palthur? ■ Palthur · ■ Vidapanakal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%** **53.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **931 Working population ****61.0%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.2% for men and 35.5% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,095 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,823 (50%) · **■** Household industry 66 (1%) · **■** Other work 389 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,279 (23%) 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 Vidapanakal - Vidapanakal8,763 people - Havaligi7,408 people - Velpumadugu5,822 people - Gadekal5,470 people [All 14 villages in Vidapanakal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/vidapanakal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palthur?515871 - How far is Palthur from Anantapur?69 km by road - What is the population of Palthur?9,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palthur in?Anantapur district (Vidapanakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palthur?45.4% (Census 2011)