# Katragunta Village, Balayapalle – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Balayapalle, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 

# Katragunta

Katragunta is a village in Balayapalle sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **524404**. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 177 households**, the 27th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 570people (2011)
- 177households
- 51.2%literacy
- 524404PIN code

## Katragunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katragunta is 524404.** Katragunta falls in Balayapalle sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code524404
- Gram panchayatKatragunta
- Community development blockBalayapalle
- Census village code592418

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

## How far is Katragunta from nearby towns?

- Balayapalle (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ)85 km by road
- Venkatagiri (nearest town)15 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 Katragunta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Katragunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Katragunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 30% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Katragunta

Of every 100 households in Katragunta in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katragunta · ■ Balayapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****13%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****50%**

**63%

Television ****41%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**38%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Katragunta?

■ Katragunta · ■ Balayapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**890

Working population ****58.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 39.4% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (32%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 154 (46%)

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 Balayapalle

- Pigilam Kothapalem629 people
- Alimili625 people
- Bhyravaram609 people
- Pallipadu602 people
- Ramapuram564 people
- Venkatareddipalle558 people
- Jarlapadu537 people
- Naiducheruvu Khandrika533 people

[All 51 villages in Balayapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/balayapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katragunta?524404
- How far is Katragunta from Nellore?85 km by road
- What is the population of Katragunta?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katragunta in?Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Balayapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katragunta?51.2% (Census 2011)
