# Arekal Village, Adoni, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Adoni, Kurnool 

# Arekal

Arekal is a village in Adoni sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,499 people in 380 households**, the 14th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.6%.

- 2,499people (2011)
- 380households
- 58.7%literacy
- 518301PIN code

## Arekal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arekal is 518301.** Arekal falls in Adoni sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518301
- Gram panchayatArekal
- Community development blockAdoni
- Census village code594087

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

## How far is Arekal from nearby towns?

- Adoni (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)92 km by road
- Adoni (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 Arekal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Arekal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Adoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adoni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Arekal known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and jowar**. About 62% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Arekal

Of every 100 households in Arekal in 2011, 74 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arekal · ■ Adoni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**53%

Television ****49%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Arekal?

■ Arekal · ■ Adoni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**44.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1329**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**972

Working population ****52.9%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 56.4% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 278 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 658 (50%) · **■** Other work 116 (9%) · **■** Marginal 269 (20%)

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 Adoni

- Kuppagal2,729 people
- Naranapuram2,655 people
- Ganekal2,541 people
- Hanavalu2,503 people
- Virupapuram2,483 people
- Basarakodu2,461 people
- Doddanakeri2,444 people
- Dibbanakal2,249 people

[All 36 villages in Adoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/adoni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arekal?518301
- How far is Arekal from Kurnool?92 km by road
- What is the population of Arekal?2,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arekal in?Kurnool district (Adoni sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arekal?58.7% (Census 2011)
