# Gattu Village, B.Kothakota, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/b-kothakota/gattu/ Village · B.Kothakota, Chittoor # Gattu Gattu is a village in B.Kothakota sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517370**. The 2011 Census counted **8,237 people in 2,004 households**, the 2nd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 8,237people (2011) - 2,004households - 62.2%literacy - 517370PIN code ## Gattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gattu is 517370.** Gattu falls in B.Kothakota sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517370 - Gram panchayatGattu - Community development blockB.Kothakota - Census village code596126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gattu from nearby towns? - B.Kothakota (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)128 km by road - Madanapalle (nearest town)23 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 Gattu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 16 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · B.Kothakota - ○Degree college10+ km · Madanapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madanapalle - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Gattu known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and tomato**. About 17% of the 7,606 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Gattu Of every 100 households in Gattu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gattu · ■ B.Kothakota rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **66% Tap water ****85%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **80% Use banking services ****77%** **71% Television ****41%** **49% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **86% 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 Gattu? ■ Gattu · ■ B.Kothakota rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **942 Working population ****57.0%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,356 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,687 (36%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 491 (10%) · **■** Marginal 119 (3%) 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 B.Kothakota - B.Kothakota26,191 people - Badikayalapalle5,743 people - Beerangi4,741 people - Bayyappagaripalle3,835 people - Gummasamudram3,513 people [All 9 villages in B.Kothakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/b-kothakota/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gattu?517370 - How far is Gattu from Chittoor?128 km by road - What is the population of Gattu?8,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gattu in?Chittoor district (B.Kothakota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gattu?62.2% (Census 2011)