# Podalakunta Village, Kowthalam, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kowthalam, Kurnool 

# Podalakunta

Podalakunta is a village in Kowthalam sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518345**. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 224 households**, the 23rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 224households
- 37.6%literacy
- 518345PIN code

## Podalakunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Podalakunta is 518345.** Podalakunta falls in Kowthalam sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518345
- Gram panchayatPodalakunta
- Community development blockKowthalam
- Census village code593782

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

## How far is Podalakunta from nearby towns?

- Kowthalam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)137 km by road
- Adoni (nearest town)37 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 Podalakunta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Podalakunta; 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 school5–10 km · Kowthalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adoni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Podalakunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jowar**. About 79% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Podalakunta

Of every 100 households in Podalakunta in 2011, 59 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podalakunta · ■ Kowthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**35%

Television ****25%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Podalakunta?

■ Podalakunta · ■ Kowthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.6%**

**41.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**983

Working population ****57.9%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.5% for men and 26.3% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 666 (90%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%)

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

- Gudikambali1,782 people
- Gothuladoddi1,656 people
- Agasaladinne1,397 people
- Mallanahatti1,285 people
- Marali1,096 people
- Bantakunta1,083 people
- Karani1,017 people
- Lingaladinne987 people

[All 35 villages in Kowthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/kowthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podalakunta?518345
- How far is Podalakunta from Kurnool?137 km by road
- What is the population of Podalakunta?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podalakunta in?Kurnool district (Kowthalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Podalakunta?37.6% (Census 2011)
