# Bantakunta Village, Kowthalam, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/kowthalam/bantakunta/ Village · Kowthalam, Kurnool # Bantakunta Bantakunta is a village in Kowthalam sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518345**. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 227 households**, the 25th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%. - 1,083people (2011) - 227households - 31.9%literacy - 518345PIN code ## Bantakunta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bantakunta is 518345.** Bantakunta falls in Kowthalam sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518345 - Gram panchayatSulekeri - Community development blockKowthalam - Census village code593793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bantakunta from nearby towns? - Kowthalam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)132 km by road - Adoni (nearest town)32 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 Bantakunta? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bantakunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Kowthalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Adoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adoni - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Bantakunta known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jowar**. About 86% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 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 Bantakunta Of every 100 households in Bantakunta in 2011, 86 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bantakunta · ■ Kowthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **75% Toilet within the home ****50%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **81% Tap water ****2%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****71%** **35% Television ****40%** **37% Mobile phone ****44%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Bantakunta? ■ Bantakunta · ■ Kowthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****31.9%** **41.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759** **983 Working population ****63.3%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.6% for men and 19.5% for women. 59% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 302 (44%) 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 Kowthalam - Agasaladinne1,397 people - Mallanahatti1,285 people - Podalakunta1,284 people - Marali1,096 people - Karani1,017 people - Lingaladinne987 people - Thippaladoddi958 people - Madire729 people [All 35 villages in Kowthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/kowthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bantakunta?518345 - How far is Bantakunta from Kurnool?132 km by road - What is the population of Bantakunta?1,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bantakunta in?Kurnool district (Kowthalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bantakunta?31.9% (Census 2011)