Village · Pedakurapadu, Guntur
# Garapadu

Garapadu is a village in Pedakurapadu sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 522436. The 2011 Census counted 2,549 people in 700 households, the 7th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.
- 2,549 people (2011)
- 700 households
- 61.1% literacy
- 522436 PIN code

## Garapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garapadu is 522436. Garapadu falls in Pedakurapadu sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 522436
- Gram panchayat Garapadu
- Community development block Pedakurapadu
- Census village code 590006

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

## How far is Garapadu from nearby towns?
- Pedakurapadu (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Sattenapalle (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Garapadu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pedakurapadu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sattenapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Guntur
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garapadu known for?

About 66% of the 960 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garapadu

Of every 100 households in Garapadu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garapadu · ■ Pedakurapadu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 91%
- Toilet within the home 46% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 42%
- Tap water 3% 41%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 45%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 53%
- Use banking services 56% 47%
- Television 52% 57%
- Mobile phone 44% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 26% 25%
- Own their home 88% 89%

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

## What is the population of Garapadu?

■ Garapadu · ■ Pedakurapadu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 62.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 880 928
- Working population 59.7% 58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 53.5% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 423 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 613 (40%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 139 (9%) · ■ Marginal 341 (22%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pedakurapadu
- Patibandla 4,815 people
- Lagadapadu 4,470 people
- Lingamguntla 3,993 people
- Kasipadu 3,773 people
- Balusupadu 2,340 people
- Hussainnagaram 2,022 people
- Kambhampadu 1,934 people
- Jalalpuram 1,908 people

All 14 villages in Pedakurapadu

## Other places named Garapadu
- Garapadu · Village, Vatticherukuru, Guntur · 3,342 people
- Garapadu · Village, Unguturu, Krishna · 934 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garapadu? 522436
- How far is Garapadu from Guntur? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Garapadu? 2,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garapadu in? Guntur district (Pedakurapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garapadu? 61.1% (Census 2011)

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