# Vogathuru Village, K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/vogathuru/ Village · K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor # Vogathuru Vogathuru is a village in K.V.B.Puram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 187 households**, the 24th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 738people (2011) - 187households - 54.8%literacy - 1,005females per 1,000 males ## Vogathuru PIN code and other codes Vogathuru falls in K.V.B.Puram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayatRayapedu - Community development blockK.V.B.Puram - Census village code595998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vogathuru from nearby towns? - K.V.B.Puram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)137 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)29 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 Vogathuru? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Vogathuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · K V B Puram - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Vogathuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and ground nut**. About 4% of the 1,692 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Vogathuru Of every 100 households in Vogathuru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vogathuru · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **86% Toilet within the home ****1%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **91% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****41%** **62% Television ****21%** **43% Mobile phone ****16%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****66%** **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 Vogathuru? ■ Vogathuru · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **950 Working population ****67.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 47.4% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 - Rayapedu959 people - Pathapalem947 people - Srinivasapuram900 people - Shakthi Ganeswarapuram882 people - Guntipedu683 people - Kandlur641 people - Brahmanapalle637 people - Siddamanaidu Khandriga509 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 Vogathuru from Chittoor?137 km by road - What is the population of Vogathuru?738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vogathuru in?Chittoor district (K.V.B.Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vogathuru?54.8% (Census 2011)