Village · Pellakur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Kanuru

Kanuru is a village in Pellakur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524129. The 2011 Census counted 1,796 people in 503 households, the 7th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 1,796 people (2011)
- 503 households
- 67.2% literacy
- 524129 PIN code

## Kanuru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanuru is 524129. Kanuru falls in Pellakur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524129
- Gram panchayat Kanur
- Community development block Pellakur
- Census village code 592657

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

## How far is Kanuru from nearby towns?
- Pellakur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Srikalahasthi (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kanuru?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanuru; 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
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Naidupet
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Naidupet
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Naidupet
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap 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 Kanuru known for?

The main crops are paddy and lemon. About 35% of the 852 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanuru

Of every 100 households in Kanuru in 2011, 70 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanuru · ■ Pellakur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 87%
- Toilet within the home 9% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 84%
- Tap water 88% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 83%
- Use banking services 43% 60%
- Television 44% 48%
- Mobile phone 46% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 34% 30%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Kanuru?

■ Kanuru · ■ Pellakur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 907 932
- Working population 54.1% 53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 116 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 613 (63%) · ■ Other work 177 (18%) · ■ Marginal 65 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pellakur
- Talavayipadu 2,279 people
- Palachur 2,127 people
- Neleballi 1,948 people
- Sirasanambedu 1,934 people
- Punabaka 1,738 people
- Pellakur 1,640 people
- Chintapudi 1,631 people
- Chillakur 1,578 people

All 28 villages in Pellakur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanuru? 524129
- How far is Kanuru from Nellore? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Kanuru? 1,796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanuru in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Pellakur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanuru? 67.2% (Census 2011)

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