# Penuguduru Village, Karapa, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Karapa, East Godavari 

# Penuguduru

Penuguduru is a village in Karapa sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533016**. The 2011 Census counted **4,001 people in 1,138 households**, the 9th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 4,001people (2011)
- 1,138households
- 72.2%literacy
- 533016PIN code

## Penuguduru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penuguduru is 533016.** Penuguduru falls in Karapa sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533016
- Gram panchayatPenuguduru
- Community development blockKarapa
- Census village code587598

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

## How far is Penuguduru from nearby towns?

- Karapa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)7 km by road
- Kakinada (nearest town)7 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 Penuguduru?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Penuguduru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karapa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karapa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kakinada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Penuguduru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. Products made here include rice. About 46% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Penuguduru

Of every 100 households in Penuguduru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Penuguduru · ■ Karapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**42%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**66%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****53%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****80%**

**85%

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 Penuguduru?

■ Penuguduru · ■ Karapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**973

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 70.6% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 821 (55%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 408 (27%) · **■** Marginal 149 (10%)

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 Karapa

- Gorripudi6,449 people
- Aratlakatta5,547 people
- Vemulavada5,001 people
- Yandamuru4,515 people
- Peddapurapadu3,898 people
- Kurada3,559 people
- Vakada2,336 people
- Kongodu2,101 people

[All 19 villages in Karapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/karapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penuguduru?533016
- How far is Penuguduru from Kakinada?7 km by road
- What is the population of Penuguduru?4,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penuguduru in?East Godavari district (Karapa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penuguduru?72.2% (Census 2011)
