Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam
# Rachagundlapadu

Rachagundlapadu is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523230. The 2011 Census counted 168 people in 44 households, the 32nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 168 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 52.4% literacy
- 523230 PIN code

## Rachagundlapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rachagundlapadu is 523230. Rachagundlapadu falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523230
- Gram panchayat Polavaram
- Community development block Kanigiri
- Census village code 591274

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

## How far is Rachagundlapadu from nearby towns?
- Kanigiri (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town) 57 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rachagundlapadu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rachagundlapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Machavaram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rachagundlapadu known for?

The main crops are red gram, sun flower and paddy. About 34% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rachagundlapadu

Of every 100 households in Rachagundlapadu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rachagundlapadu · ■ Kanigiri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 85%
- Toilet within the home 0% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 0% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 10% 50%
- Television 16% 37%
- Mobile phone 59% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 41% 30%
- Own their home 94% 94%

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

## What is the population of Rachagundlapadu?

■ Rachagundlapadu · ■ Kanigiri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.4% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 846 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 312 900
- Working population 57.1% 54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 36.1% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (11%) · ■ Marginal 71 (74%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kanigiri
- Kalagatla 430 people
- Viswanadha Puram 382 people
- Balavenkata Puram 357 people
- Nimma Maheswarapuram 336 people
- Kanchipuram 7 people

All 39 villages in Kanigiri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rachagundlapadu? 523230
- How far is Rachagundlapadu from Ongole? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Rachagundlapadu? 168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachagundlapadu in? Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rachagundlapadu? 52.4% (Census 2011)

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