Village · Venkatagirikota, Chittoor # Kongatam Kongatam is a village in Venkatagirikota sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517424. The 2011 Census counted 2,976 people in 638 households, the 10th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 2,976 people (2011) - 638 households - 58.5% literacy - 517424 PIN code ## Kongatam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kongatam is 517424. Kongatam falls in Venkatagirikota sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517424 - Gram panchayat Kongatam - Community development block Venkatagirikota - Census village code 596791 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kongatam from nearby towns? - Venkatagirikota (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 88 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kongatam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kongatam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Venkatagiri Kota - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Venkatagirikota - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palamaner - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 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 and hand pumps - 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 Kongatam known for? The main crops are ground nut, mango and sugar cane. About 38% of the 644 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kongatam Of every 100 households in Kongatam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kongatam · ■ Venkatagirikota rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 87% - Toilet within the home 9% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 72% - Tap water 83% 84% - Drinking water within premises 10% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 86% - Use banking services 57% 55% - Television 35% 48% - Mobile phone 47% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 28% - Own their home 96% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kongatam? ■ Kongatam · ■ Venkatagirikota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 827 997 - Working population 49.8% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 49.4% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 510 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 703 (47%) · ■ Household industry 27 (2%) · ■ Other work 122 (8%) · ■ Marginal 120 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Venkatagirikota - Padigalakuppam 4,312 people - Yalakallu 3,965 people - Gonumakulapalle 3,673 people - Thota Kanuma 3,596 people - Boya Chinnaganna Palle 2,915 people - Kumbarlapalle 2,774 people - Nernipalle 2,708 people - Panuganipalle 2,552 people All 34 villages in Venkatagirikota ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kongatam? 517424 - How far is Kongatam from Chittoor? 88 km by road - What is the population of Kongatam? 2,976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kongatam in? Chittoor district (Venkatagirikota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kongatam? 58.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/venkatagirikota/kongatam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.