Village · Macherla, Guntur
# Kambhampadu

Kambhampadu is a village in Macherla sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 522426. The 2011 Census counted 8,681 people in 2,336 households, the 1st largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.
- 8,681 people (2011)
- 2,336 households
- 54.9% literacy
- 522426 PIN code

## Kambhampadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kambhampadu is 522426. Kambhampadu falls in Macherla sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 522426
- Gram panchayat Kambhampadu, Gannavaram
- Community development block Macherla
- Census village code 589807

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

## How far is Kambhampadu from nearby towns?
- Macherla (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ) 124 km by road
- Macherla (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kambhampadu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kambhampadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 2
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Macherla
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Macherla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Macherla
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kambhampadu known for?

About 7% of the 3,068 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kambhampadu

Of every 100 households in Kambhampadu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kambhampadu · ■ Macherla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 90%
- Toilet within the home 18% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 78%
- Tap water 44% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 66%
- Use banking services 40% 44%
- Television 56% 55%
- Mobile phone 33% 43%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 30%
- Own their home 88% 87%

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

## What is the population of Kambhampadu?

■ Kambhampadu · ■ Macherla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.9% 54.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 845 896
- Working population 60.5% 55.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 41.6% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,516 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,799 (53%) · ■ Household industry 43 (1%) · ■ Other work 342 (7%) · ■ Marginal 552 (11%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Macherla
- Vijayapuri South 8,393 people
- Koppunur 7,428 people
- Nagulavaram 6,444 people
- Kothapalle 5,992 people

All 12 villages in Macherla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kambhampadu? 522426
- How far is Kambhampadu from Guntur? 124 km by road
- What is the population of Kambhampadu? 8,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kambhampadu in? Guntur district (Macherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kambhampadu? 54.9% (Census 2011)

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