# Gamalapadu Village, Dachepalle, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/dachepalle/gamalapadu/ Village · Dachepalle, Guntur # Gamalapadu Gamalapadu is a village in Dachepalle sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522437**. The 2011 Census counted **4,468 people in 1,159 households**, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%. - 4,468people (2011) - 1,159households - 55.4%literacy - 522437PIN code ## Gamalapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gamalapadu is 522437.** Gamalapadu falls in Dachepalle sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code522437 - Gram panchayatGamalapadu - Community development blockDachepalle - Census village code589852 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gamalapadu from nearby towns? - Dachepalle (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Guntur (district HQ)90 km by road - Piduguralla (nearest town)25 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 Gamalapadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gamalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dachepalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Dachepalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dachepalle - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Gamalapadu known for? The main crops are **cotton, chillies and paddy**. About 61% of the 2,135 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Gamalapadu Of every 100 households in Gamalapadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gamalapadu · ■ Dachepalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****36%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **58% Tap water ****84%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **49% Use banking services ****38%** **48% Television ****71%** **64% Mobile phone ****53%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **20% Own their home ****81%** **80% 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 Gamalapadu? ■ Gamalapadu · ■ Dachepalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **58.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **908 Working population ****55.9%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 45.7% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,996 (80%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 348 (14%) · **■** Marginal 35 (1%) 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 Dachepalle - Kesanapalle6,181 people - Tangeda5,870 people - Madinapadu4,924 people - Pedagarlapadu4,646 people - Mutyalampadu4,267 people - Ramapuram4,228 people - Pondugula2,275 people - Bhatrupalem1,784 people [All 12 villages in Dachepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/dachepalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gamalapadu?522437 - How far is Gamalapadu from Guntur?90 km by road - What is the population of Gamalapadu?4,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamalapadu in?Guntur district (Dachepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gamalapadu?55.4% (Census 2011)