# Gowdamala Village, Thottambedu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Thottambedu, Chittoor 

# Gowdamala

Gowdamala is a village in Thottambedu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517640**. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 192 households**, the 22nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 675people (2011)
- 192households
- 56.8%literacy
- 517640PIN code

## Gowdamala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowdamala is 517640.** Gowdamala falls in Thottambedu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517640
- Gram panchayatThangellapalem
- Community development blockThottambedu
- Census village code595898

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gowdamala from nearby towns?

- Thottambedu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)115 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)6 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 Gowdamala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gowdamala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srikalahasti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Srikalahasti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gowdamala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 36% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Gowdamala

Of every 100 households in Gowdamala in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gowdamala · ■ Thottambedu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gowdamala?

■ Gowdamala · ■ Thottambedu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**965

Working population ****51.9%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (50%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 152 (43%)

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 Thottambedu

- Chemuru818 people
- Verupakshapuram787 people
- Kallipudi781 people
- Sivanadhapalem720 people
- Pillamedu660 people
- Gurukulapalem654 people
- Gunteligunta @ L.N.Puram609 people
- Kanchanapalle574 people

[All 41 villages in Thottambedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/thottambedu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gowdamala?517640
- How far is Gowdamala from Chittoor?115 km by road
- What is the population of Gowdamala?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowdamala in?Chittoor district (Thottambedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowdamala?56.8% (Census 2011)