# Kaligiri Village, Penumuru, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Penumuru, Chittoor 

# Kaligiri

Kaligiri is a village in Penumuru sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,404 people in 633 households**, the 7th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,404people (2011)
- 633households
- 71.0%literacy
- 517126PIN code

## Kaligiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaligiri is 517126.** Kaligiri falls in Penumuru sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517126
- Gram panchayatKaligiri&Chinna Kaligiri
- Community development blockPenumuru
- Census village code596453

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

## How far is Kaligiri from nearby towns?

- Penumuru (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)15 km by road
- Chittoor (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 Kaligiri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kaligiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●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 · Chittoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Kaligiri known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane**. About 40% of the 832 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Kaligiri

Of every 100 households in Kaligiri in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kaligiri · ■ Penumuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****73%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**75%

Use banking services ****66%**

**69%

Television ****57%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kaligiri?

■ Kaligiri · ■ Penumuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**892

Working population ****53.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 387 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (11%) · **■** Household industry 87 (7%) · **■** Other work 509 (40%) · **■** Marginal 157 (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

- Kalvagunta6,110 people
- Pulikallu3,367 people
- Guntipalle3,363 people
- Samireddipalle2,978 people
- Chinthapenta2,265 people
- Sathambakam2,109 people
- Chinnamareddi Khandriga1,992 people
- Nanjarapalle790 people

[All 17 villages in Penumuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/penumuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaligiri?517126
- How far is Kaligiri from Chittoor?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kaligiri?2,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaligiri in?Chittoor district (Penumuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaligiri?71.0% (Census 2011)
