# Gangapalem Village, Lingasamudram, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/lingasamudram/gangapalem/ Village · Lingasamudram, Prakasam # Gangapalem Gangapalem is a village in Lingasamudram sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523113**. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 208 households**, the 13th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 863people (2011) - 208households - 47.9%literacy - 523113PIN code ## Gangapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangapalem is 523113.** Gangapalem falls in Lingasamudram sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523113 - Gram panchayatGangapalem - Community development blockLingasamudram - Census village code591568 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangapalem from nearby towns? - Lingasamudram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)84 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)34 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 Gangapalem? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Lingasamudram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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)17 h summer · 17 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 Gangapalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and red gram**. About 56% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Gangapalem Of every 100 households in Gangapalem in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangapalem · ■ Lingasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****0%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **82% Tap water ****48%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **79% Use banking services ****85%** **58% Television ****42%** **48% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gangapalem? ■ Gangapalem · ■ Lingasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744** **916 Working population ****57.6%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.2% for men and 38.8% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 158 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (65%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) 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 Lingasamudram - Pentrala1,018 people - Vengalapuram947 people - Mala Konda Rayunipalem927 people - Rallapadu886 people - Cheemalapenta857 people - Viswanadhapuram852 people - Racheruvurajupalem675 people - Thunugunta632 people [All 20 villages in Lingasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/lingasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapalem?523113 - How far is Gangapalem from Ongole?84 km by road - What is the population of Gangapalem?863 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapalem in?Prakasam district (Lingasamudram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gangapalem?47.9% (Census 2011)