# Pennagadam Village, Yerpedu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/yerpedu/pennagadam/ Village · Yerpedu, Chittoor # Pennagadam Pennagadam is a village in Yerpedu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517620**. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 321 households**, the 17th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 1,242people (2011) - 321households - 66.0%literacy - 517620PIN code ## Pennagadam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pennagadam is 517620.** Pennagadam falls in Yerpedu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517620 - Gram panchayatPennagadam&Chennampalle - Community development blockYerpedu - Census village code595803 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pennagadam from nearby towns? - Yerpedu (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)65 km by road - Tirupati (nearest town)14 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 Pennagadam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pennagadam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Yerpedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirupati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Pennagadam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 35% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Pennagadam Of every 100 households in Pennagadam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pennagadam · ■ Yerpedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **81% Tap water ****48%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **73% Use banking services ****46%** **55% Television ****46%** **52% Mobile phone ****41%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **92% 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 Pennagadam? ■ Pennagadam · ■ Yerpedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **911 Working population ****54.5%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (42%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 335 (49%) 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 Yerpedu - Pallam2,019 people - Musalipedu1,778 people - Pathaveerapuram1,526 people - Madhavamala1,294 people - Isukathageli1,216 people - Chinnajimedu1,043 people - Peddanjimedu1,030 people - Modugulapalem979 people [All 34 villages in Yerpedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/yerpedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pennagadam?517620 - How far is Pennagadam from Chittoor?65 km by road - What is the population of Pennagadam?1,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pennagadam in?Chittoor district (Yerpedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pennagadam?66.0% (Census 2011)