# Diguvaputhuru Village, K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/diguvaputhuru/ Village · K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor # Diguvaputhuru Diguvaputhuru is a village in K.V.B.Puram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,224 people in 304 households**, the 15th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 1,224people (2011) - 304households - 57.5%literacy - 997females per 1,000 males ## Diguvaputhuru PIN code and other codes Diguvaputhuru falls in K.V.B.Puram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayatDiguvaputhuru - Community development blockK.V.B.Puram - Census village code596004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Diguvaputhuru from nearby towns? - K.V.B.Puram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)143 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)35 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 Diguvaputhuru? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Diguvaputhuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · K V B Puram - ○Degree college10+ km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Diguvaputhuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and sugar cane**. About 11% of the 744 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Diguvaputhuru Of every 100 households in Diguvaputhuru in 2011, 66 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Diguvaputhuru · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **86% Toilet within the home ****6%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****71%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****29%** **62% Television ****46%** **43% Mobile phone ****54%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Diguvaputhuru? ■ Diguvaputhuru · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **950 Working population ****60.5%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 48.1% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (61%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 K.V.B.Puram - Gnanamamba Puram @ P.Khandriga1,679 people - Kumara Venkata Bhupalapuram1,653 people - Katrapalle1,506 people - Pudi @ Chenna Kesavapuram1,347 people - Suramala1,102 people - Olluru1,099 people - Ragigunta1,004 people - Maddi Khandriga967 people [All 39 villages in K.V.B.Puram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Diguvaputhuru from Chittoor?143 km by road - What is the population of Diguvaputhuru?1,224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Diguvaputhuru in?Chittoor district (K.V.B.Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Diguvaputhuru?57.5% (Census 2011)