# Katuru Village, Vuyyuru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Vuyyuru, Krishna 

# Katuru

Katuru is a village in Vuyyuru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521164**. The 2011 Census counted **7,132 people in 2,094 households**, the 2nd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 7,132people (2011)
- 2,094households
- 75.2%literacy
- 521164PIN code

## Katuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katuru is 521164.** Katuru falls in Vuyyuru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521164
- Gram panchayatKaturu
- Community development blockVuyyuru
- Census village code589564

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

## How far is Katuru from nearby towns?

- Vuyyuru (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)42 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)19 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 Katuru?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Katuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vuyyuru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vuyyuru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudivada
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Katuru known for?

About 90% of the 1,586 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,424 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 Katuru

Of every 100 households in Katuru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katuru · ■ Vuyyuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**20%

Tap water ****36%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**34%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****64%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****82%**

**68%

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 Katuru?

■ Katuru · ■ Vuyyuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**981

Working population ****51.7%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 72.6% for women. 64% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,520 (41%) · **■** Household industry 99 (3%) · **■** Other work 526 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,193 (32%)

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 Vuyyuru

- Vuyyuru46,490 people
- Mudunuru3,859 people
- Peda Ogirala3,842 people
- Kalavapamula3,646 people
- China Ogirala3,239 people

[All 13 villages in Vuyyuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/vuyyuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katuru?521164
- How far is Katuru from Machilipatnam?42 km by road
- What is the population of Katuru?7,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katuru in?Krishna district (Vuyyuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katuru?75.2% (Census 2011)
