# Darakanipadu Village, Gudluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/gudluru/darakanipadu/ Village · Gudluru, Prakasam # Darakanipadu Darakanipadu is a village in Gudluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523281**. The 2011 Census counted **2,251 people in 551 households**, the 10th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 2,251people (2011) - 551households - 54.7%literacy - 523281PIN code ## Darakanipadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darakanipadu is 523281.** Darakanipadu falls in Gudluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523281 - Gram panchayatDarakanipadu - Community development blockGudluru - Census village code591582 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darakanipadu from nearby towns? - Gudluru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)69 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)24 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 Darakanipadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Darakanipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudluru - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Darakanipadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and cotton**. About 68% of the 1,016 hectares of village land is sown, and 622 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 Darakanipadu Of every 100 households in Darakanipadu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Darakanipadu · ■ Gudluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **80% Tap water ****58%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **82% Use banking services ****22%** **53% Television ****33%** **45% Mobile phone ****46%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****43%** **26% Own their home ****94%** **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 Darakanipadu? ■ Darakanipadu · ■ Gudluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **55.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **934 Working population ****44.0%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.2% for men and 45.2% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 692 (70%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (9%) · **■** Marginal 63 (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 Gudluru - Chinala Trapi3,188 people - Basireddy Palem2,686 people - Puretipalle2,686 people - Ammavari Palem2,577 people - Gundlapalem1,640 people - Potluru1,480 people - Nayudupalem1,439 people - Kothapeta1,387 people [All 18 villages in Gudluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/gudluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darakanipadu?523281 - How far is Darakanipadu from Ongole?69 km by road - What is the population of Darakanipadu?2,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darakanipadu in?Prakasam district (Gudluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Darakanipadu?54.7% (Census 2011)