# Pendakal Village, Bethamcherla, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/bethamcherla/pendakal/ Village · Bethamcherla, Kurnool # Pendakal Pendakal is a village in Bethamcherla sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518217**. The 2011 Census counted **3,202 people in 715 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 3,202people (2011) - 715households - 46.2%literacy - 518217PIN code ## Pendakal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pendakal is 518217.** Pendakal falls in Bethamcherla sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518217 - Gram panchayatPendakal - Community development blockBethamcherla - Census village code594235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pendakal from nearby towns? - Bethamcherla (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)48 km by road - Kurnool (nearest town)48 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 Pendakal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pendakal; 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 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bethamcherla - ○Degree college10+ km · Banaganapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banaganapalle - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Pendakal known for? The main crops are **ground nut, red gram and castor seeds**. About 76% of the 1,268 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Pendakal Of every 100 households in Pendakal in 2011, 73 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pendakal · ■ Bethamcherla rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **93% Toilet within the home ****6%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **44% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **88% Use banking services ****43%** **56% Television ****45%** **61% Mobile phone ****34%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Pendakal? ■ Pendakal · ■ Bethamcherla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **955 Working population ****55.6%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 35.1% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 331 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,223 (69%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 182 (10%) · **■** Marginal 22 (1%) 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 Bethamcherla - Kolumulapalle6,663 people - Emboy5,206 people - Gutupalle5,155 people - Muddavaram3,277 people - Kothapalle2,617 people - Gollagutta2,094 people - Ambapuram2,058 people [All 10 villages in Bethamcherla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/bethamcherla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pendakal?518217 - How far is Pendakal from Kurnool?48 km by road - What is the population of Pendakal?3,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pendakal in?Kurnool district (Bethamcherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pendakal?46.2% (Census 2011)