# Gundupalem Village, Machilipatnam, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Machilipatnam, Krishna 

# Gundupalem

Gundupalem is a village in Machilipatnam sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,857 people in 626 households**, the 17th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,857people (2011)
- 626households
- 71.8%literacy
- 521001PIN code

## Gundupalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gundupalem is 521001.** Gundupalem falls in Machilipatnam sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521001
- Gram panchayatGundupalem
- Community development blockMachilipatnam
- Census village code589734

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

## How far is Gundupalem from nearby towns?

- Machilipatnam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)12 km by road
- Machilipatnam (nearest town)12 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 Gundupalem?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Gundupalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 733 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Gundupalem

Of every 100 households in Gundupalem in 2011, 92 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gundupalem · ■ Machilipatnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**67%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****43%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Gundupalem?

■ Gundupalem · ■ Machilipatnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**902

Working population ****45.0%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 68.8% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (40%) · **■** Other work 97 (12%) · **■** Marginal 377 (45%)

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 Machilipatnam

- Bhogireddipalle2,350 people
- Chilakalapudi2,178 people
- Manginapudi2,138 people
- Pedapatnam1,997 people
- Rudravaram1,779 people
- Gokavaram1,378 people
- Buddalapalem1,316 people
- Borrapothupalem1,282 people

[All 28 villages in Machilipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gundupalem?521001
- How far is Gundupalem from Machilipatnam?12 km by road
- What is the population of Gundupalem?1,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gundupalem in?Krishna district (Machilipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gundupalem?71.8% (Census 2011)
