# Thummagunta Village, Podili, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Podili, Prakasam 

# Thummagunta

Thummagunta is a village in Podili sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,193 people in 255 households**, the 13th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 1,193people (2011)
- 255households
- 57.6%literacy
- 523240PIN code

## Thummagunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thummagunta is 523240.** Thummagunta falls in Podili sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523240
- Gram panchayatThummagunta
- Community development blockPodili
- Census village code590966

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?

- Podili (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)57 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town)49 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?

9 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Podili
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Podili
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Podili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 paddy**. About 40% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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, 2 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thummagunta · ■ Podili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****52%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****31%**

**49%

Television ****25%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Podili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726**

**905

Working population ****54.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 41.5% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (66%) · **■** Other work 95 (15%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Podili

- Egalapadu1,315 people
- Mallavaram1,306 people
- Pamulapadu1,250 people
- Akka Cheruvu1,205 people
- Dondleru1,192 people
- Zuvvaleru1,115 people
- Madalavari Palem993 people
- Obulakka Palle966 people

[All 31 villages in Podili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/podili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thummagunta?523240
- How far is Thummagunta from Ongole?57 km by road
- What is the population of Thummagunta?1,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thummagunta in?Prakasam district (Podili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thummagunta?57.6% (Census 2011)
