Village · Ardhaveedu, Prakasam
# Magutur

Magutur is a village in Ardhaveedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523333. The 2011 Census counted 2,422 people in 620 households, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.
- 2,422 people (2011)
- 620 households
- 52.0% literacy
- 523333 PIN code

## Magutur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Magutur is 523333. Magutur falls in Ardhaveedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523333
- Gram panchayat Magutur
- Community development block Ardhaveedu
- Census village code 590870

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Magutur from nearby towns?
- Ardhaveedu (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 128 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town) 46 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Magutur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Magutur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Cumbum
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Cumbum
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kandulapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 21 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Magutur known for?

The main crops are chillies, cotton and castor seeds. About 36% of the 1,618 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Magutur

Of every 100 households in Magutur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magutur · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 87%
- Toilet within the home 9% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 71%
- Tap water 38% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 88%
- Use banking services 89% 71%
- Television 43% 43%
- Mobile phone 12% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 52% 33%
- Own their home 92% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Magutur?

■ Magutur · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.0% 59.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 927
- Working population 57.2% 52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 36.0% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 225 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,124 (81%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (2%) · ■ Marginal 4 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ardhaveedu
- Papineni Palle 4,713 people
- Kakarla 4,625 people
- Bogolu 3,182 people
- Peda Kandukur 2,868 people
- Bollu Palle 2,368 people
- Donakonda 2,028 people
- Velagalapaya 1,809 people
- Ayyavari Palle 434 people

All 13 villages in Ardhaveedu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Magutur? 523333
- How far is Magutur from Ongole? 128 km by road
- What is the population of Magutur? 2,422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magutur in? Prakasam district (Ardhaveedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Magutur? 52.0% (Census 2011)

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