# Kantheru Village, Tadikonda, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Tadikonda, Guntur 

# Kantheru

Kantheru is a village in Tadikonda sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522508**. The 2011 Census counted **4,942 people in 1,385 households**, the 6th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 4,942people (2011)
- 1,385households
- 64.6%literacy
- 522508PIN code

## Kantheru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantheru is 522508.** Kantheru falls in Tadikonda sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code522508
- Gram panchayatKantheru
- Community development blockTadikonda
- Census village code590005

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

## How far is Kantheru from nearby towns?

- Tadikonda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Mangalagiri (nearest town)13 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 Kantheru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tadikonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tadikonda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tadikonda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kantheru known for?

About 82% of the 1,486 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Kantheru

Of every 100 households in Kantheru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kantheru · ■ Tadikonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**38%

Tap water ****90%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**46%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****61%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**86%

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 Kantheru?

■ Kantheru · ■ Tadikonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**998

Working population ****57.0%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 57.6% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,926 (68%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 332 (12%) · **■** Marginal 218 (8%)

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 Tadikonda

- Ponnekallu9,703 people
- Lam6,552 people
- Ravela5,782 people
- Bandarupalle5,063 people
- Nidumukkala4,077 people
- Damarapalle3,316 people
- Mothadaka3,266 people
- Bejatpuram2,894 people

[All 12 villages in Tadikonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/tadikonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantheru?522508
- How far is Kantheru from Guntur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kantheru?4,942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantheru in?Guntur district (Tadikonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kantheru?64.6% (Census 2011)
