Village · Bandi Atmakur, Kurnool
# Kakanur

Kakanur is a village in Bandi Atmakur sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 518523. The 2011 Census counted 1,536 people in 389 households, the 14th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.
- 1,536 people (2011)
- 389 households
- 61.1% literacy
- 518523 PIN code

## Kakanur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kakanur is 518523. Kakanur falls in Bandi Atmakur sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 518523
- Gram panchayat Kakanur
- Community development block Bandi Atmakur
- Census village code 594295

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kakanur from nearby towns?
- Bandi Atmakur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Nandyal (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kakanur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kakanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bandi Atmakur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nandyal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nandyal
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kakanur known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and tobacco. About 81% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 442 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kakanur

Of every 100 households in Kakanur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kakanur · ■ Bandi Atmakur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 93%
- Toilet within the home 30% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 52%
- Tap water 39% 61%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 81%
- Use banking services 37% 47%
- Television 53% 59%
- Mobile phone 61% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 19%
- Own their home 90% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kakanur?

■ Kakanur · ■ Bandi Atmakur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 59.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 670 935
- Working population 50.7% 55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 49.9% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 549 (70%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 112 (14%) · ■ Marginal 58 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bandi Atmakur
- Ramapuram 2,517 people
- Santhajutur 2,415 people
- Pedda Devalapuram 2,243 people
- Paramatur 1,578 people
- Bhojanam 1,163 people

All 15 villages in Bandi Atmakur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kakanur? 518523
- How far is Kakanur from Kurnool? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Kakanur? 1,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakanur in? Kurnool district (Bandi Atmakur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kakanur? 61.1% (Census 2011)

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