Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor
# Gunjarlapalle

Gunjarlapalle is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517423. The 2011 Census counted 1,105 people in 275 households, the 22nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.
- 1,105 people (2011)
- 275 households
- 64.5% literacy
- 517423 PIN code

## Gunjarlapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gunjarlapalle is 517423. Gunjarlapalle falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 517423
- Gram panchayat Gunjarlapalle
- Community development block Santhipuram
- Census village code 596821

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gunjarlapalle from nearby towns?
- Santhipuram (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ) 125 km by road
- Kolar (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gunjarlapalle?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gunjarlapalle known for?

The main crops are ground nut, mulberry and banana. About 58% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gunjarlapalle

Of every 100 households in Gunjarlapalle in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gunjarlapalle · ■ Santhipuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 89%
- Toilet within the home 7% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 83%
- Tap water 86% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 90%
- Use banking services 76% 58%
- Television 60% 52%
- Mobile phone 67% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 26% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 26%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gunjarlapalle?

■ Gunjarlapalle · ■ Santhipuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.5% 62.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 690 914
- Working population 64.4% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 54.1% for women. 61% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 305 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 314 (44%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 85 (12%) · ■ Marginal 5 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Santhipuram
- Banthimadugu Gollapalle 1,259 people
- Sivaramapuram 1,183 people
- Kadapalle 1,174 people
- Boyanapalle 1,145 people
- Poduru 1,105 people
- Cheemanapalle 1,093 people
- Vadagandlapalle 980 people
- Thumsi 954 people

All 60 villages in Santhipuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gunjarlapalle? 517423
- How far is Gunjarlapalle from Chittoor? 125 km by road
- What is the population of Gunjarlapalle? 1,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunjarlapalle in? Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gunjarlapalle? 64.5% (Census 2011)

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