Village · Gangavaram, Chittoor
# Pasupathur

Pasupathur is a village in Gangavaram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,516 people in 567 households, the 11th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.
- 2,516 people (2011)
- 567 households
- 56.5% literacy
- 1,037 females per 1,000 males

## Pasupathur PIN code and other codes

Pasupathur falls in Gangavaram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Gram panchayat Pasupathur
- Community development block Gangavaram
- Census village code 596581

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pasupathur from nearby towns?
- Gangavaram (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Palamaner (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pasupathur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pasupathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palamaner
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palamaner
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palamaner
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pasupathur known for?

The main crops are ground nut, sugar cane and paddy. Products made here include milk products. About 26% of the 740 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pasupathur

Of every 100 households in Pasupathur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pasupathur · ■ Gangavaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 85%
- Toilet within the home 4% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 85%
- Tap water 85% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 86%
- Use banking services 49% 63%
- Television 38% 44%
- Mobile phone 38% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 37% 26%
- Own their home 94% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pasupathur?

■ Pasupathur · ■ Gangavaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.5% 66.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 973
- Working population 54.8% 54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 48.6% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 239 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 928 (67%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 194 (14%) · ■ Marginal 7 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gangavaram
- Mamadugu 3,318 people
- Gundugallu 3,112 people
- Kallupalle 2,995 people
- Pathikonda 2,656 people
- Keelapalle 2,262 people
- Kalagatoor 2,223 people
- Jeedimakulapalle 1,923 people
- Maredupalle 1,182 people

All 16 villages in Gangavaram

## Quick answers
- How far is Pasupathur from Chittoor? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Pasupathur? 2,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pasupathur in? Chittoor district (Gangavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pasupathur? 56.5% (Census 2011)

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