Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor
# Sonnegownipalle

Sonnegownipalle is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517424. The 2011 Census counted 3,621 people in 761 households, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.
- 3,621 people (2011)
- 761 households
- 67.4% literacy
- 517424 PIN code

## Sonnegownipalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sonnegownipalle is 517424. Sonnegownipalle falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 517424
- Gram panchayat Sonnegownipalle&Mattam
- Community development block Santhipuram
- Census village code 596838

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

## How far is Sonnegownipalle from nearby towns?
- Santhipuram (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Kolar (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sonnegownipalle?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 7 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Matam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thumsi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 Sonnegownipalle known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and sugar cane. About 27% of the 1,066 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonnegownipalle

Of every 100 households in Sonnegownipalle in 2011, 79 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonnegownipalle · ■ Santhipuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 89%
- Toilet within the home 16% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 83%
- Tap water 83% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 90%
- Use banking services 67% 58%
- Television 43% 52%
- Mobile phone 42% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 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 Sonnegownipalle?

■ Sonnegownipalle · ■ Santhipuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 62.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 914
- Working population 59.5% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 57.8% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 281 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,373 (64%) · ■ Household industry 86 (4%) · ■ Other work 107 (5%) · ■ Marginal 309 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Santhipuram
- Rallabaduguru 4,397 people
- Donkumanipalle 3,102 people
- Muddanapalle 2,929 people
- Morasanapalle 2,597 people
- Gundusettipalle 2,364 people

All 60 villages in Santhipuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sonnegownipalle? 517424
- How far is Sonnegownipalle from Chittoor? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Sonnegownipalle? 3,621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonnegownipalle in? Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonnegownipalle? 67.4% (Census 2011)

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