# Kanuru Village, Machilipatnam, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/kanuru/ Village · Machilipatnam, Krishna # Kanuru Kanuru is a village in Machilipatnam sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,609 people in 688 households**, the 9th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 2,609people (2011) - 688households - 63.5%literacy - 521002PIN code ## Kanuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanuru is 521002.** Kanuru falls in Machilipatnam sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521002 - Gram panchayatKanuru - Community development blockMachilipatnam - Census village code589723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanuru from nearby towns? - Machilipatnam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)18 km by road - Machilipatnam (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 Kanuru? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Kanuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 37% of the 1,085 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 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 Kanuru Of every 100 households in Kanuru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanuru · ■ Machilipatnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****40%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **50% Tap water ****0%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **67% Use banking services ****71%** **60% Television ****39%** **50% Mobile phone ****42%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **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 Kanuru? ■ Kanuru · ■ Machilipatnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **902 Working population ****55.8%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 57.9% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 864 (59%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 234 (16%) · **■** Marginal 331 (23%) 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 - Kara Agraharam4,689 people - Kona3,124 people - Nelakurru3,016 people - Pothepalle2,943 people - Arisepalle2,570 people - Palletummalapalem2,567 people - Polatitippa2,431 people - Bhogireddipalle2,350 people [All 28 villages in Machilipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanuru?521002 - How far is Kanuru from Machilipatnam?18 km by road - What is the population of Kanuru?2,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanuru in?Krishna district (Machilipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanuru?63.5% (Census 2011)