# Penugolanu Village, Gampalagudem, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gampalagudem, Krishna 

# Penugolanu

Penugolanu is a village in Gampalagudem sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521401**. The 2011 Census counted **7,045 people in 1,988 households**, the 3rd largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 7,045people (2011)
- 1,988households
- 58.3%literacy
- 521401PIN code

## Penugolanu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penugolanu is 521401.** Penugolanu falls in Gampalagudem sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521401
- Gram panchayatPenugolanu
- Community development blockGampalagudem
- Census village code588948

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

## How far is Penugolanu from nearby towns?

- Gampalagudem (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)170 km by road
- Tiruvuru (nearest town)28 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 Penugolanu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Penugolanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gampalagudem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gampalagudem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nuzvid
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Penugolanu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. Products made here include bricks, cement products and metal goods. About 49% of the 2,342 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,090 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 Penugolanu

Of every 100 households in Penugolanu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penugolanu · ■ Gampalagudem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**52%

Tap water ****25%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**77%

Use banking services ****47%**

**58%

Television ****47%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Penugolanu?

■ Penugolanu · ■ Gampalagudem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**937

Working population ****57.0%**

**56.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 48.9% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 320 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,336 (58%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 518 (13%) · **■** Marginal 834 (21%)

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 Gampalagudem

- Gampalagudem8,256 people
- Utukuru7,633 people
- Meduru4,924 people
- Kothapalle4,838 people
- Kanumuru3,677 people
- Konijerla3,652 people

[All 21 villages in Gampalagudem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gampalagudem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penugolanu?521401
- How far is Penugolanu from Machilipatnam?170 km by road
- What is the population of Penugolanu?7,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penugolanu in?Krishna district (Gampalagudem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penugolanu?58.3% (Census 2011)
