Village · Dakkili, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Althurupadu

Althurupadu is a village in Dakkili sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524132. The 2011 Census counted 1,216 people in 340 households, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.
- 1,216 people (2011)
- 340 households
- 50.9% literacy
- 524132 PIN code

## Althurupadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Althurupadu is 524132. Althurupadu falls in Dakkili sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524132
- Gram panchayat Althurupadu
- Community development block Dakkili
- Census village code 592302

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Althurupadu from nearby towns?
- Dakkili (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 91 km by road
- Venkatagiri (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Althurupadu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Althurupadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Venkatagiri
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Venkatagiri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Venkatagiri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Althurupadu known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and ground nut. About 14% of the 1,456 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Althurupadu

Of every 100 households in Althurupadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Althurupadu · ■ Dakkili rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 83%
- Toilet within the home 4% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90%
- Tap water 64% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 88%
- Use banking services 59% 42%
- Television 46% 43%
- Mobile phone 52% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 35% 36%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Althurupadu?

■ Althurupadu · ■ Dakkili rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.9% 56.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 1005
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 866 923
- Working population 47.0% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 406 (71%) · ■ Household industry 15 (3%) · ■ Other work 39 (7%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dakkili
- Theerthampadu 1,850 people
- Velikallu 1,828 people
- Pathanalapadu 1,440 people
- Lingasamudram 1,399 people
- Sanganapalle 1,188 people
- Marlagunta 1,156 people
- Matumadugu 1,113 people
- Chapalapalle 1,009 people

All 50 villages in Dakkili

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Althurupadu? 524132
- How far is Althurupadu from Nellore? 91 km by road
- What is the population of Althurupadu? 1,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Althurupadu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Dakkili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Althurupadu? 50.9% (Census 2011)

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