# Urukunda Village, Kowthalam, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kowthalam, Kurnool 

# Urukunda

Urukunda is a village in Kowthalam sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518302**. The 2011 Census counted **4,874 people in 953 households**, the 4th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%.

- 4,874people (2011)
- 953households
- 35.2%literacy
- 518302PIN code

## Urukunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Urukunda is 518302.** Urukunda falls in Kowthalam sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518302
- Gram panchayatUrukunda
- Community development blockKowthalam
- Census village code593794

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

## How far is Urukunda from nearby towns?

- Kowthalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)127 km by road
- Adoni (nearest town)27 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 Urukunda?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Urukunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Commercial bankIn 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Urukunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jowar**. About 89% of the 1,265 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Urukunda

Of every 100 households in Urukunda in 2011, 73 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urukunda · ■ Kowthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****67%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**35%

Television ****36%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Urukunda?

■ Urukunda · ■ Kowthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**41.7%

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

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**983

Working population ****62.2%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.4% for men and 25.4% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 438 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,878 (62%) · **■** Household industry 158 (5%) · **■** Other work 137 (5%) · **■** Marginal 421 (14%)

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

- Kowthalam11,670 people
- Halvi5,114 people
- Badinehal4,986 people
- Yerigiri4,062 people
- Kamavaram3,862 people
- Kuntanahal3,129 people
- Upparahal2,871 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urukunda?518302
- How far is Urukunda from Kurnool?127 km by road
- What is the population of Urukunda?4,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urukunda in?Kurnool district (Kowthalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Urukunda?35.2% (Census 2011)
