# Kona Village, Machilipatnam, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/kona/ Village · Machilipatnam, Krishna # Kona Kona is a village in Machilipatnam sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521001**. The 2011 Census counted **3,124 people in 875 households**, the 6th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 3,124people (2011) - 875households - 69.6%literacy - 521001PIN code ## Kona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kona is 521001.** Kona falls in Machilipatnam sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521001 - Gram panchayatKona - Community development blockMachilipatnam - Census village code589739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kona from nearby towns? - Machilipatnam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)20 km by road - Machilipatnam (nearest town)20 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 Kona? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●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 Kona known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 2,933 hectares of village land is sown, and 649 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 Kona Of every 100 households in Kona in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kona · ■ Machilipatnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****34%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **50% Tap water ****97%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **67% Use banking services ****56%** **60% Television ****42%** **50% Mobile phone ****21%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **26% Own their home ****88%** **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 Kona? ■ Kona · ■ Machilipatnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **902 Working population ****56.2%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 66.6% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 978 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (3%) · **■** Marginal 541 (31%) 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 - Sultannagaram Gollapalem6,005 people - Chinnapuram5,204 people - Pedayadara4,765 people - Kara Agraharam4,689 people - Nelakurru3,016 people - Pothepalle2,943 people - Kanuru2,609 people - Arisepalle2,570 people [All 28 villages in Machilipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kona?521001 - How far is Kona from Machilipatnam?20 km by road - What is the population of Kona?3,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kona in?Krishna district (Machilipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kona?69.6% (Census 2011)