# Dandikuppam Village, Santhipuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/dandikuppam/ Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor # Dandikuppam Dandikuppam is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517423**. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 291 households**, the 17th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,301people (2011) - 291households - 71.6%literacy - 517423PIN code ## Dandikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dandikuppam is 517423.** Dandikuppam falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517423 - Gram panchayatDandikuppam - Community development blockSanthipuram - Census village code596837 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dandikuppam from nearby towns? - Santhipuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)90 km by road - Kolar (nearest town)20 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 Dandikuppam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dandikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Santhipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuppam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Dandikuppam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sugar cane**. About 41% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Dandikuppam Of every 100 households in Dandikuppam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dandikuppam · ■ Santhipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****90%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****54%** **58% Television ****45%** **52% Mobile phone ****57%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Dandikuppam? ■ Dandikuppam · ■ Santhipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **914 Working population ****56.3%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 60.1% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 57 (8%) 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 Santhipuram - Karlagatta1,723 people - Nanjampeta1,623 people - Settiballa1,487 people - Arimuthanapalle1,425 people - Banthimadugu Gollapalle1,259 people - Sivaramapuram1,183 people - Kadapalle1,174 people - Boyanapalle1,145 people [All 60 villages in Santhipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dandikuppam?517423 - How far is Dandikuppam from Chittoor?90 km by road - What is the population of Dandikuppam?1,301 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dandikuppam in?Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dandikuppam?71.6% (Census 2011)