# Valligatla Village, Somala, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/somala/valligatla/ Village · Somala, Chittoor # Valligatla Valligatla is a village in Somala sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517257**. The 2011 Census counted **2,340 people in 634 households**, the 9th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 2,340people (2011) - 634households - 65.9%literacy - 517257PIN code ## Valligatla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valligatla is 517257.** Valligatla falls in Somala sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517257 - Gram panchayatValligatla - Community development blockSomala - Census village code596501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valligatla from nearby towns? - Somala (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)84 km by road - Madanapalle (nearest town)26 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 Valligatla? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Valligatla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Somala - ○Degree college10+ km · Somala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madanapalle - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Valligatla known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and tomato**. Products made here include jaggery. About 12% of the 1,856 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Valligatla Of every 100 households in Valligatla in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Valligatla · ■ Somala rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****7%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **81% Tap water ****86%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****85%** **73% Television ****48%** **48% Mobile phone ****54%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **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 Valligatla? ■ Valligatla · ■ Somala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **936 Working population ****60.2%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 694 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (36%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 129 (9%) 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 Somala - Avulapalle3,637 people - Irikipenta3,265 people - Upparapalle3,030 people - Nellimanda2,699 people - Thamminayanipalle2,325 people - S. Nadim Palle1,505 people - Mittapalle1,039 people - Kamireddivaripalle1,005 people [All 13 villages in Somala](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/somala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valligatla?517257 - How far is Valligatla from Chittoor?84 km by road - What is the population of Valligatla?2,340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valligatla in?Chittoor district (Somala sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Valligatla?65.9% (Census 2011)