# Gesikapalle Village, Santhipuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/gesikapalle/ Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor # Gesikapalle Gesikapalle is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517423**. The 2011 Census counted **1,807 people in 318 households**, the 9th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,807people (2011) - 318households - 53.6%literacy - 517423PIN code ## Gesikapalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gesikapalle is 517423.** Gesikapalle falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517423 - Gram panchayatPedduru - Community development blockSanthipuram - Census village code596824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gesikapalle from nearby towns? - Santhipuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)120 km by road - Kolar (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 Gesikapalle? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gesikapalle; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuppam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watertreated 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 Gesikapalle known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and vegetables**. About 37% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Gesikapalle Of every 100 households in Gesikapalle in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gesikapalle · ■ Santhipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **89% Toilet within the home ****7%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **83% Tap water ****90%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****56%** **58% Television ****45%** **52% Mobile phone ****53%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **26% Own their home ****95%** **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 Gesikapalle? ■ Gesikapalle · ■ Santhipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **914 Working population ****52.9%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 44.8% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (6%) · **■** Marginal 310 (32%) 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 - Morasanapalle2,597 people - Gundusettipalle2,364 people - Motakothuru2,293 people - Krishnapuram1,928 people - Redlapalle1,799 people - Kenamakulapalle1,779 people - Chinnaradoddi1,751 people - Karlagatta1,723 people [All 60 villages in Santhipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gesikapalle?517423 - How far is Gesikapalle from Chittoor?120 km by road - What is the population of Gesikapalle?1,807 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gesikapalle in?Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gesikapalle?53.6% (Census 2011)