# Amakathadu Village, Krishnagiri, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/krishnagiri/amakathadu/ Village · Krishnagiri, Kurnool # Amakathadu Amakathadu is a village in Krishnagiri sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518222**. The 2011 Census counted **5,126 people in 1,138 households**, the 2nd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%. - 5,126people (2011) - 1,138households - 53.7%literacy - 518222PIN code ## Amakathadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amakathadu is 518222.** Amakathadu falls in Krishnagiri sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518222 - Gram panchayatAmakathadu - Community development blockKrishnagiri - Census village code594218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amakathadu from nearby towns? - Krishnagiri (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)45 km by road - Dhone (nearest town)15 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 Amakathadu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Amakathadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 school10+ km · Dhone - ○Degree college10+ km · Done - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Amakathadu known for? The main crops are **ground nut, castor seeds and sun flower**. About 40% of the 4,144 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Amakathadu Of every 100 households in Amakathadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amakathadu · ■ Krishnagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****34%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****84%** **65% Television ****52%** **51% Mobile phone ****73%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****15%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Amakathadu? ■ Amakathadu · ■ Krishnagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%** **49.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **915 Working population ****63.9%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 40.4% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 362 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,357 (72%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (4%) · **■** Marginal 403 (12%) 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 Krishnagiri - Chityala5,269 people - Kambalapadu5,101 people - Katarakonda3,245 people - Lakkasagaram3,243 people - Krishnagiri3,231 people [All 15 villages in Krishnagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/krishnagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amakathadu?518222 - How far is Amakathadu from Kurnool?45 km by road - What is the population of Amakathadu?5,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amakathadu in?Kurnool district (Krishnagiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amakathadu?53.7% (Census 2011)