# Penuwalla Village, Katrenikona, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Katrenikona, East Godavari 

# Penuwalla

Penuwalla is a village in Katrenikona sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 590 households**, the 9th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 590households
- 79.3%literacy
- 533222PIN code

## Penuwalla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penuwalla is 533222.** Penuwalla falls in Katrenikona sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533222
- Gram panchayatPenuwalla
- Community development blockKatrenikona
- Census village code587907

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

## How far is Penuwalla from nearby towns?

- Katrenikona (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)60 km by road
- Amalapuram (nearest town)17 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 Penuwalla?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Penuwalla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katrenikona
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Cheyyeru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katrenikona
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 78% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Penuwalla

Of every 100 households in Penuwalla in 2011, 93 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penuwalla · ■ Katrenikona rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Penuwalla?

■ Penuwalla · ■ Katrenikona rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**950

Working population ****46.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (40%) · **■** Household industry 87 (10%) · **■** Other work 189 (21%) · **■** Marginal 189 (21%)

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 Katrenikona

- Cheyyeru7,915 people
- Dontikurru3,918 people
- Nadavapalle3,756 people
- Geddanapalle2,842 people
- Uppudi1,843 people
- Kundaleswaram1,756 people
- Chirrayanam1,736 people
- Lakshmiwada1,157 people

[All 14 villages in Katrenikona](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/katrenikona/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penuwalla?533222
- How far is Penuwalla from Kakinada?60 km by road
- What is the population of Penuwalla?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penuwalla in?East Godavari district (Katrenikona sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penuwalla?79.3% (Census 2011)
