# Thunugunta Village, Lingasamudram, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Lingasamudram, Prakasam 

# Thunugunta

Thunugunta is a village in Lingasamudram sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523114**. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 137 households**, the 17th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 632people (2011)
- 137households
- 48.0%literacy
- 523114PIN code

## Thunugunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thunugunta is 523114.** Thunugunta falls in Lingasamudram sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523114
- Gram panchayatVeeraraghavunikota
- Community development blockLingasamudram
- Census village code591570

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

## How far is Thunugunta from nearby towns?

- Lingasamudram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)74 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 Thunugunta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Thunugunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Thunugunta known for?

The main crops are **tobacco and paddy**. About 41% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Thunugunta

Of every 100 households in Thunugunta in 2011, 76 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Thunugunta · ■ Lingasamudram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****97%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**58%

Television ****47%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Thunugunta?

■ Thunugunta · ■ Lingasamudram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**916

Working population ****60.0%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 35.2% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 224 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (36%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Gangapalem863 people
- Cheemalapenta857 people
- Viswanadhapuram852 people
- Racheruvurajupalem675 people
- Mukteswaram196 people

[All 20 villages in Lingasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/lingasamudram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thunugunta?523114
- How far is Thunugunta from Ongole?74 km by road
- What is the population of Thunugunta?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thunugunta in?Prakasam district (Lingasamudram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thunugunta?48.0% (Census 2011)