# Gamkonda Village, Peddapanjani, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Peddapanjani, Chittoor 

# Gamkonda

Gamkonda is a village in Peddapanjani sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517414**. The 2011 Census counted **1,813 people in 449 households**, the 14th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,813people (2011)
- 449households
- 63.0%literacy
- 517414PIN code

## Gamkonda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamkonda is 517414.** Gamkonda falls in Peddapanjani sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517414
- Gram panchayatRayalapeta
- Community development blockPeddapanjani
- Census village code596575

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

## How far is Gamkonda from nearby towns?

- Peddapanjani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)60 km by road
- Palamaner (nearest town)15 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 Gamkonda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gamkonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Peddapanjani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palamaner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palamaner
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Gamkonda known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sugar cane and mango**. About 17% of the 1,294 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Gamkonda

Of every 100 households in Gamkonda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamkonda · ■ Peddapanjani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****37%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**64%

Television ****40%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Gamkonda?

■ Gamkonda · ■ Peddapanjani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1168**

**977

Working population ****51.7%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (43%) · **■** Other work 99 (11%) · **■** Marginal 273 (29%)

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 Peddapanjani

- Nagireddipalle2,681 people
- Peddavelagatur2,616 people
- Appinapalle2,353 people
- Kogileru2,331 people
- Sivadi1,461 people
- Thurlapalle1,403 people
- Veerapalle1,391 people
- Suddagundlapalle1,301 people

[All 22 villages in Peddapanjani](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/peddapanjani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamkonda?517414
- How far is Gamkonda from Chittoor?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gamkonda?1,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamkonda in?Chittoor district (Peddapanjani sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gamkonda?63.0% (Census 2011)
