# Garapadu Village, Vatticherukuru, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vatticherukuru, Guntur 

# Garapadu

Garapadu is a village in Vatticherukuru sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522017**. The 2011 Census counted **3,342 people in 968 households**, the 6th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 3,342people (2011)
- 968households
- 72.0%literacy
- 522017PIN code

## Garapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garapadu is 522017.** Garapadu falls in Vatticherukuru sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code522017
- Gram panchayatGarapadu, Chintapallipadu
- Community development blockVatticherukuru
- Census village code590314

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

## How far is Garapadu from nearby towns?

- Vatticherukuru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ)13 km by road
- Guntur (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 Garapadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Guntur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guntur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guntur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Garapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. Products made here include rice. About 86% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Garapadu

Of every 100 households in Garapadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garapadu · ■ Vatticherukuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**41%

Tap water ****99%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**51%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****63%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Garapadu?

■ Garapadu · ■ Vatticherukuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**944

Working population ****57.9%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.5% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 646 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 979 (51%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (8%) · **■** Marginal 132 (7%)

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 Vatticherukuru

- Mutluru7,806 people
- Ananthavarappadu4,238 people
- Pallapadu4,072 people
- Vatticherukuru3,850 people
- Chamallamudi2,919 people
- Kovelamudi2,052 people
- Lemallepadu1,996 people
- Kurnoothala1,885 people

[All 13 villages in Vatticherukuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/vatticherukuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garapadu?522017
- How far is Garapadu from Guntur?13 km by road
- What is the population of Garapadu?3,342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garapadu in?Guntur district (Vatticherukuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garapadu?72.0% (Census 2011)