# Vekanuru Village, Avanigadda, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/avanigadda/vekanuru/ Village · Avanigadda, Krishna # Vekanuru Vekanuru is a village in Avanigadda sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521121**. The 2011 Census counted **4,963 people in 1,471 households**, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%. - 4,963people (2011) - 1,471households - 70.7%literacy - 521121PIN code ## Vekanuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vekanuru is 521121.** Vekanuru falls in Avanigadda sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521121 - Gram panchayatVekanuru&Tungalavaripalem - Community development blockAvanigadda - Census village code589777 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vekanuru from nearby towns? - Avanigadda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)47 km by road - Repalle (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 Vekanuru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vekanuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Avanigadda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Avanigadda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challapalle - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Vekanuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 69% of the 1,524 hectares of village land is sown, and 923 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 Vekanuru Of every 100 households in Vekanuru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vekanuru · ■ Avanigadda rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****62%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **33% Tap water ****57%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **47% Use banking services ****65%** **61% Television ****60%** **59% Mobile phone ****35%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **19% Own their home ****95%** **80% 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 Vekanuru? ■ Vekanuru · ■ Avanigadda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **77.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619** **787 Working population ****41.8%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 427 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,146 (55%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (8%) · **■** Marginal 330 (16%) 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 Avanigadda - Avanigadda23,737 people - Modumudi4,256 people - Puligadda3,350 people - Aswaraopalem2,187 people - Chiruvolu Lanka1,491 people [All 7 villages in Avanigadda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/avanigadda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vekanuru?521121 - How far is Vekanuru from Machilipatnam?47 km by road - What is the population of Vekanuru?4,963 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vekanuru in?Krishna district (Avanigadda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vekanuru?70.7% (Census 2011)