# Kankanam Padu Village, Veligandla, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/veligandla/kankanam-padu/ Village · Veligandla, Prakasam # Kankanam Padu Kankanam Padu is a village in Veligandla sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523224**. The 2011 Census counted **2,275 people in 561 households**, the 7th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 2,275people (2011) - 561households - 56.2%literacy - 523224PIN code ## Kankanam Padu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankanam Padu is 523224.** Kankanam Padu falls in Veligandla sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523224 - Gram panchayatKankanam Padu - Community development blockVeligandla - Census village code591233 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankanam Padu from nearby towns? - Veligandla (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)104 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)75 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 Kankanam Padu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kankanam Padu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Machavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 22 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 Kankanam Padu known for? The main crops are **tobacco, red gram and bajra**. About 55% of the 2,281 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 Kankanam Padu Of every 100 households in Kankanam Padu in 2011, 85 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kankanam Padu · ■ Veligandla rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **81% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **89% Tap water ****10%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****39%** **54% Television ****33%** **33% Mobile phone ****58%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **36% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Kankanam Padu? ■ Kankanam Padu · ■ Veligandla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **911 Working population ****62.7%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 42.5% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,036 (73%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (3%) · **■** Marginal 96 (7%) 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 Veligandla - Immadi Cheruvu2,766 people - Mogallur2,623 people - Pulikuntla Ralla Palle2,574 people - Hussain Puram2,543 people - Ganna Varam1,832 people - Ramagopalapuram1,514 people - Vedulla Cheruvu1,492 people - Kotala Palle1,436 people [All 26 villages in Veligandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/veligandla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankanam Padu?523224 - How far is Kankanam Padu from Ongole?104 km by road - What is the population of Kankanam Padu?2,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankanam Padu in?Prakasam district (Veligandla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kankanam Padu?56.2% (Census 2011)