# Vinjam Village, Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangadhara-nellore/vinjam/ Village · Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor # Vinjam Vinjam is a village in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517125**. The 2011 Census counted **7,620 people in 1,764 households**, the 1st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 7,620people (2011) - 1,764households - 72.0%literacy - 517125PIN code ## Vinjam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vinjam is 517125.** Vinjam falls in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517125 - Gram panchayatVinjam&Balaganganapalle - Community development blockGangadhara Nellore - Census village code596661 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vinjam from nearby towns? - Gangadhara Nellore (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)20 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)20 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 Vinjam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vinjam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 13 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gangadhara Nellore - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangadhara Nellore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Vinjam known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery and rice. About 12% of the 1,633 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Vinjam Of every 100 households in Vinjam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vinjam · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****86%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **83% Use banking services ****81%** **70% Television ****38%** **46% Mobile phone ****55%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Vinjam? ■ Vinjam · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **893 Working population ****44.1%** **45.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 62.4% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,001 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,111 (33%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Other work 512 (15%) · **■** Marginal 699 (21%) 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 Gangadhara Nellore - Tungundram5,155 people - Gangadharanellore4,444 people - Varathuru4,059 people - Nellipalle3,342 people [All 35 villages in Gangadhara Nellore](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangadhara-nellore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vinjam?517125 - How far is Vinjam from Chittoor?20 km by road - What is the population of Vinjam?7,620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vinjam in?Chittoor district (Gangadhara Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vinjam?72.0% (Census 2011)