# Vanukuru Village, Penamaluru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/penamaluru/vanukuru/ Village · Penamaluru, Krishna # Vanukuru Vanukuru is a village in Penamaluru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521151**. The 2011 Census counted **6,625 people in 1,862 households**, the 1st largest of 4 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 6,625people (2011) - 1,862households - 72.9%literacy - 521151PIN code ## Vanukuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanukuru is 521151.** Vanukuru falls in Penamaluru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521151 - Gram panchayatVanukuru - Community development blockPenamaluru - Census village code589506 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanukuru from nearby towns? - Penamaluru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)60 km by road - Vijayawada (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 Vanukuru? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Vanukuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Degree college10+ km · Vijayawada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vanukuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and turmeric**. About 89% of the 876 hectares of village land is sown, and 773 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 Vanukuru Of every 100 households in Vanukuru in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vanukuru · ■ Penamaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****88%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **17% Tap water ****77%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **35% Use banking services ****49%** **52% Television ****63%** **63% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **16% Own their home ****76%** **72% 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 Vanukuru? ■ Vanukuru · ■ Penamaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **1044 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196** **1111 Working population ****46.4%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 69.5% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,829 (59%) · **■** Household industry 87 (3%) · **■** Other work 538 (17%) · **■** Marginal 457 (15%) 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 Penamaluru - Gosala6,325 people - Chodavaram3,384 people - Pedapulipaka2,571 people [All 4 villages in Penamaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/penamaluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanukuru?521151 - How far is Vanukuru from Machilipatnam?60 km by road - What is the population of Vanukuru?6,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanukuru in?Krishna district (Penamaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vanukuru?72.9% (Census 2011)