# Thummagunta Village, Kanigiri, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam 

# Thummagunta

Thummagunta is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523230**. The 2011 Census counted **1,936 people in 389 households**, the 13th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,936people (2011)
- 389households
- 53.7%literacy
- 523230PIN code

## Thummagunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thummagunta is 523230.** Thummagunta falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523230
- Gram panchayatThummagunta
- Community development blockKanigiri
- Census village code591258

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

## How far is Thummagunta from nearby towns?

- Kanigiri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)81 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town)54 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 Thummagunta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thummagunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Thummagunta known for?

The main crops are **red gram, tobacco and bajra**. About 29% of the 1,482 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Thummagunta

Of every 100 households in Thummagunta in 2011, 83 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thummagunta · ■ Kanigiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Thummagunta?

■ Thummagunta · ■ Kanigiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**900

Working population ****54.4%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 45.1% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 482 (46%) · **■** Other work 270 (26%) · **■** Marginal 173 (16%)

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 Kanigiri

- Balli Palle2,396 people
- Tallur2,376 people
- Yadavalli2,263 people
- Punugodu2,133 people
- Baduguleru1,910 people
- Gudipadu1,788 people
- Vangapadu1,467 people
- Takkellapadu1,226 people

[All 39 villages in Kanigiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thummagunta?523230
- How far is Thummagunta from Ongole?81 km by road
- What is the population of Thummagunta?1,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thummagunta in?Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thummagunta?53.7% (Census 2011)
