# Gangapuram Village, Kalakada, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kalakada/gangapuram/ Village · Kalakada, Chittoor # Gangapuram Gangapuram is a village in Kalakada sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517236**. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 359 households**, the 8th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 1,416people (2011) - 359households - 76.4%literacy - 517236PIN code ## Gangapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangapuram is 517236.** Gangapuram falls in Kalakada sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517236 - Gram panchayatGangapuram - Community development blockKalakada - Census village code595674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangapuram from nearby towns? - Kalakada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)98 km by road - Rayachoti (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 Gangapuram? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 school5–10 km · Kalakada - ○Degree college10+ km · Pileru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Valmikipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Gangapuram known for? The main crops are **ground nut and tomato**. About 22% of the 1,304 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Gangapuram Of every 100 households in Gangapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangapuram · ■ Kalakada rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **85% Use banking services ****70%** **78% Television ****43%** **45% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Gangapuram? ■ Gangapuram · ■ Kalakada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **854 Working population ****57.9%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 342 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (33%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (10%) · **■** Marginal 100 (12%) 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 Kalakada - Enugondapalem2,826 people - Nadimicherla2,349 people - Kadirayacheruvu2,049 people - Gudibanda1,967 people - Devalapalle1,398 people - Mudiamvaripalle1,029 people - Kalakadadoddi Palle983 people - Nawabpet881 people [All 16 villages in Kalakada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kalakada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapuram?517236 - How far is Gangapuram from Chittoor?98 km by road - What is the population of Gangapuram?1,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapuram in?Chittoor district (Kalakada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gangapuram?76.4% (Census 2011)