# Penchikalapadu Village, Gudur, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gudur, Kurnool 

# Penchikalapadu

Penchikalapadu is a village in Gudur sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518467**. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 523 households**, the 7th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,362people (2011)
- 523households
- 53.7%literacy
- 518467PIN code

## Penchikalapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penchikalapadu is 518467.** Penchikalapadu falls in Gudur sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518467
- Gram panchayatPenchikalapadu
- Community development blockGudur
- Census village code593880

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

## How far is Penchikalapadu from nearby towns?

- Gudur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)19 km by road
- Kurnool (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 Penchikalapadu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Penchikalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurnool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurnool
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Penchikalapadu known for?

The main crops are **cotton, bengal gram and sun flower**. About 74% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Penchikalapadu

Of every 100 households in Penchikalapadu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Penchikalapadu · ■ Gudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****82%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****69%**

**41%

Television ****72%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

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

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Penchikalapadu?

■ Penchikalapadu · ■ Gudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**932

Working population ****55.6%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 40.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 748 (57%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 201 (15%) · **■** Marginal 197 (15%)

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 Gudur

- Gudipadu3,255 people
- Kuruvanagalapuram2,885 people
- Munagala2,880 people
- Budidapadu2,530 people
- Julakallu1,628 people
- Regadi Khanapuram977 people
- Mallapuram848 people
- Ponnakallu640 people

[All 11 villages in Gudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/gudur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penchikalapadu?518467
- How far is Penchikalapadu from Kurnool?19 km by road
- What is the population of Penchikalapadu?2,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penchikalapadu in?Kurnool district (Gudur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penchikalapadu?53.7% (Census 2011)