# Rangapuram Village, Bethamcherla, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/bethamcherla/rangapuram/ Village · Bethamcherla, Kurnool # Rangapuram Rangapuram is a village in Bethamcherla sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518217**. The 2011 Census counted **8,255 people in 2,092 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 8,255people (2011) - 2,092households - 63.2%literacy - 518217PIN code ## Rangapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rangapuram is 518217.** Rangapuram falls in Bethamcherla sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518217 - Gram panchayatRangapuram - Community development blockBethamcherla - Census village code594242 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rangapuram from nearby towns? - Bethamcherla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)63 km by road - Dhone (nearest town)24 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 Rangapuram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Rangapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Betnamcherla - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Rangapuram known for? The main crops are **red gram, ground nut and paddy**. About 63% of the 3,830 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Rangapuram Of every 100 households in Rangapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rangapuram · ■ Bethamcherla rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****41%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **44% Tap water ****98%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **88% Use banking services ****46%** **56% Television ****62%** **61% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **21% Own their home ****87%** **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 Rangapuram? ■ Rangapuram · ■ Bethamcherla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **955 Working population ****55.5%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 898 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,870 (41%) · **■** Household industry 22 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,023 (22%) · **■** Marginal 766 (17%) 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 - Bugganipalle11,205 people - Kolumulapalle6,663 people - Emboy5,206 people - Gutupalle5,155 people - Muddavaram3,277 people [All 10 villages in Bethamcherla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/bethamcherla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rangapuram?518217 - How far is Rangapuram from Kurnool?63 km by road - What is the population of Rangapuram?8,255 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rangapuram in?Kurnool district (Bethamcherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rangapuram?63.2% (Census 2011)