# Pentrala Village, Lingasamudram, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/lingasamudram/pentrala/ Village · Lingasamudram, Prakasam # Pentrala Pentrala is a village in Lingasamudram sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 275 households**, the 9th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 1,018people (2011) - 275households - 57.8%literacy - 523114PIN code ## Pentrala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pentrala is 523114.** Pentrala falls in Lingasamudram sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523114 - Gram panchayatPentrala - Community development blockLingasamudram - Census village code591566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pentrala from nearby towns? - Lingasamudram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)85 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)35 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 Pentrala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pentrala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Lingasamudram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Pentrala known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and bengal gram**. About 26% of the 902 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Pentrala Of every 100 households in Pentrala in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pentrala · ■ Lingasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****93%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **79% Use banking services ****40%** **58% Television ****29%** **48% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **27% Own their home ****91%** **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 Pentrala? ■ Pentrala · ■ Lingasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **916 Working population ****51.9%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (27%) · **■** Marginal 111 (21%) 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 - Mogilicherla2,768 people - Veera Raghavuni Kota2,715 people - Thimmareddy Palem2,199 people - Jagamreddi Khandrika1,099 people - Vengalapuram947 people - Mala Konda Rayunipalem927 people - Rallapadu886 people - Gangapalem863 people [All 20 villages in Lingasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/lingasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pentrala?523114 - How far is Pentrala from Ongole?85 km by road - What is the population of Pentrala?1,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pentrala in?Prakasam district (Lingasamudram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pentrala?57.8% (Census 2011)