Village · Krosuru, Guntur
# Garikapadu

Garikapadu is a village in Krosuru sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 522410. The 2011 Census counted 605 people in 154 households, the 14th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.
- 605 people (2011)
- 154 households
- 41.4% literacy
- 522410 PIN code

## Garikapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garikapadu is 522410. Garikapadu falls in Krosuru sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 522410
- Gram panchayat Garikapadu
- Community development block Krosuru
- Census village code 589926

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garikapadu from nearby towns?
- Krosuru (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Sattenapalle (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garikapadu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Garikapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Krosuru
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sattenapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sattenapalle
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garikapadu known for?

About 70% of the 569 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garikapadu

Of every 100 households in Garikapadu in 2011, 68 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garikapadu · ■ Krosuru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 90%
- Toilet within the home 26% 37%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 62%
- Tap water 0% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 77%
- Use banking services 10% 42%
- Television 49% 51%
- Mobile phone 46% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 29%
- Own their home 94% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garikapadu?

■ Garikapadu · ■ Krosuru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 41.4% 55.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 868 964
- Working population 62.8% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 31.8% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 326 (86%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (5%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Krosuru
- Andukuru 2,243 people
- Vuyyandana 1,650 people
- Vipparla 1,420 people
- Balemarru 1,228 people
- Parupalle 410 people

All 15 villages in Krosuru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garikapadu? 522410
- How far is Garikapadu from Guntur? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Garikapadu? 605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garikapadu in? Guntur district (Krosuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garikapadu? 41.4% (Census 2011)

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