# Penamakuru Village, Thotlavalluru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Thotlavalluru, Krishna 

# Penamakuru

Penamakuru is a village in Thotlavalluru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521165**. The 2011 Census counted **2,356 people in 693 households**, the 8th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,356people (2011)
- 693households
- 69.4%literacy
- 521165PIN code

## Penamakuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penamakuru is 521165.** Penamakuru falls in Thotlavalluru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521165
- Gram panchayatPenamakuru
- Community development blockThotlavalluru
- Census village code589523

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

## How far is Penamakuru from nearby towns?

- Thotlavalluru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)46 km by road
- Vijayawada (nearest town)35 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 Penamakuru?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Penamakuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vuyyuru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vuyyuru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vuyyuru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Penamakuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 89% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 551 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 Penamakuru

Of every 100 households in Penamakuru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penamakuru · ■ Thotlavalluru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**30%

Tap water ****71%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**58%

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

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**44%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****62%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****88%**

**87%

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 Penamakuru?

■ Penamakuru · ■ Thotlavalluru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****51.1%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 676 (56%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (20%) · **■** Marginal 164 (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 Thotlavalluru

- Chagantipadu2,896 people
- Devarapalle2,710 people
- Yakamuru2,447 people
- Royyuru2,383 people
- Iluru1,475 people
- Boddapadu1,466 people
- Kummamuru1,304 people
- Chinapulipaka1,003 people

[All 16 villages in Thotlavalluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/thotlavalluru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penamakuru?521165
- How far is Penamakuru from Machilipatnam?46 km by road
- What is the population of Penamakuru?2,356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penamakuru in?Krishna district (Thotlavalluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penamakuru?69.4% (Census 2011)