# Kollagunta Village, Karvetinagar, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Karvetinagar, Chittoor 

# Kollagunta

Kollagunta is a village in Karvetinagar sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517582**. The 2011 Census counted **3,394 people in 833 households**, the 2nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,394people (2011)
- 833households
- 77.7%literacy
- 517582PIN code

## Kollagunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kollagunta is 517582.** Kollagunta falls in Karvetinagar sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517582
- Gram panchayatKollagunta&Alathur
- Community development blockKarvetinagar
- Census village code596433

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kollagunta from nearby towns?

- Karvetinagaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)42 km by road
- Tirupati (nearest town)55 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 Kollagunta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karvetinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karvetinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karvetinagar
- ○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 and hand pumps
- 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 Kollagunta known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include gur, milk products and handlooms. About 68% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Kollagunta

Of every 100 households in Kollagunta in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kollagunta · ■ Karvetinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**84%

Use banking services ****77%**

**67%

Television ****62%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kollagunta?

■ Kollagunta · ■ Karvetinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**959

Working population ****39.1%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.6% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (43%) · **■** Household industry 63 (5%) · **■** Other work 452 (34%) · **■** Marginal 58 (4%)

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 Karvetinagar

- Karvetinagar12,031 people
- Rajakumaravenkata Bahadurpet3,236 people
- Annur2,853 people
- Damodara Maharajapuram2,667 people
- Tirumalakondamambagaripeta2,351 people

[All 26 villages in Karvetinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/karvetinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kollagunta?517582
- How far is Kollagunta from Chittoor?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kollagunta?3,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kollagunta in?Chittoor district (Karvetinagar sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kollagunta?77.7% (Census 2011)
