# Punadipadu Village, Kankipadu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kankipadu, Krishna 

# Punadipadu

Punadipadu is a village in Kankipadu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521151**. The 2011 Census counted **7,235 people in 1,705 households**, the 2nd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 7,235people (2011)
- 1,705households
- 76.5%literacy
- 521151PIN code

## Punadipadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punadipadu is 521151.** Punadipadu falls in Kankipadu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521151
- Gram panchayatPunadipadu&Gollagudem
- Community development blockKankipadu
- Census village code589492

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

## How far is Punadipadu from nearby towns?

- Kankipadu (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)52 km by road
- Vijayawada (nearest town)18 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 Punadipadu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Punadipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Edupugallu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vijayawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Punadipadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. Products made here include rice. About 78% of the 683 hectares of village land is sown, and 532 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 Punadipadu

Of every 100 households in Punadipadu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punadipadu · ■ Kankipadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**33%

Tap water ****47%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**42%

Use banking services ****47%**

**50%

Television ****61%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****76%**

**81%

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 Punadipadu?

■ Punadipadu · ■ Kankipadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**1004

Working population ****38.6%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,553 (56%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 736 (26%) · **■** Marginal 381 (14%)

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 Kankipadu

- Edupugallu9,263 people
- Uppaluru5,105 people
- Kolavennu5,076 people
- Tenneru3,646 people
- Godavarru3,457 people

[All 18 villages in Kankipadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kankipadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punadipadu?521151
- How far is Punadipadu from Machilipatnam?52 km by road
- What is the population of Punadipadu?7,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punadipadu in?Krishna district (Kankipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punadipadu?76.5% (Census 2011)
