# Gonugunta Village, Chimakurthi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Chimakurthi, Prakasam 

# Gonugunta

Gonugunta is a village in Chimakurthi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523226**. The 2011 Census counted **6,841 people in 1,679 households**, the 2nd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%.

- 6,841people (2011)
- 1,679households
- 60.9%literacy
- 523226PIN code

## Gonugunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gonugunta is 523226.** Gonugunta falls in Chimakurthi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523226
- Gram panchayatGonugunta, Muvvavaripalem, R.L.Puram, Rajupalem, Laxmipuram, K.V.Palem
- Community development blockChimakurthi
- Census village code591092

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

## How far is Gonugunta from nearby towns?

- Chimakurthi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ongole (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 Gonugunta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chimakurthi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chimalamarri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 20 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 Gonugunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and red gram**. About 68% of the 3,946 hectares of village land is sown, and 509 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 Gonugunta

Of every 100 households in Gonugunta in 2011, 87 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gonugunta · ■ Chimakurthi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****30%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**67%

Use banking services ****51%**

**47%

Television ****58%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**80%

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 Gonugunta?

■ Gonugunta · ■ Chimakurthi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**921

Working population ****54.4%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 49.9% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,065 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,568 (42%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 834 (22%) · **■** Marginal 239 (6%)

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 Chimakurthi

- Chimakurthi30,279 people
- Padamatinaidupalem3,933 people
- Budavada3,442 people
- Rajupalem - Laxmipuram3,437 people
- Palla Malli3,436 people

[All 24 villages in Chimakurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/chimakurthi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gonugunta?523226
- How far is Gonugunta from Ongole?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gonugunta?6,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonugunta in?Prakasam district (Chimakurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gonugunta?60.9% (Census 2011)
