# Chinthapenta Village, Penumuru, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/penumuru/chinthapenta/ Village · Penumuru, Chittoor # Chinthapenta Chinthapenta is a village in Penumuru sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,265 people in 655 households**, the 8th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 2,265people (2011) - 655households - 68.7%literacy - 517126PIN code ## Chinthapenta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chinthapenta is 517126.** Chinthapenta falls in Penumuru sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517126 - Gram panchayatChinthapenta&Kathireddipalle - Community development blockPenumuru - Census village code596441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chinthapenta from nearby towns? - Penumuru (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)22 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)22 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 Chinthapenta? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chinthapenta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Penumuru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Penumuru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 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 Chinthapenta known for? The main crops are **sugar cane**. About 44% of the 969 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Chinthapenta Of every 100 households in Chinthapenta in 2011, 89 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chinthapenta · ■ Penumuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****66%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **75% Use banking services ****76%** **69% Television ****48%** **51% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **23% 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 Chinthapenta? ■ Chinthapenta · ■ Penumuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **892 Working population ****49.2%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 508 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (26%) · **■** Other work 178 (16%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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 Penumuru - Pulikallu3,367 people - Guntipalle3,363 people - Samireddipalle2,978 people - Kaligiri2,404 people - Sathambakam2,109 people - Chinnamareddi Khandriga1,992 people - Nanjarapalle790 people - Charvaganipalle725 people [All 17 villages in Penumuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/penumuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chinthapenta?517126 - How far is Chinthapenta from Chittoor?22 km by road - What is the population of Chinthapenta?2,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chinthapenta in?Chittoor district (Penumuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chinthapenta?68.7% (Census 2011)