Village · Rapur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Gilakapadu Gilakapadu is a village in Rapur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524408. The 2011 Census counted 2,679 people in 681 households, the 3rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 2,679 people (2011) - 681 households - 60.4% literacy - 524408 PIN code ## Gilakapadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gilakapadu is 524408. Gilakapadu falls in Rapur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524408 - Gram panchayat Gilakapadu - Community development block Rapur - Census village code 592025 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gilakapadu from nearby towns? - Rapur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 47 km by road - Gudur (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gilakapadu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gilakapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 7 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 - ● 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 10+ km · Rapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Podalakur - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Gilakapadu known for? The main crops are paddy, sesame and black gram. About 7% of the 3,730 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gilakapadu Of every 100 households in Gilakapadu in 2011, 69 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gilakapadu · ■ Rapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 78% - Toilet within the home 10% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 81% - Tap water 42% 50% - Drinking water within premises 5% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 87% - Use banking services 74% 60% - Television 39% 48% - Mobile phone 44% 47% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 37% 32% - Own their home 96% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gilakapadu? ■ Gilakapadu · ■ Rapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 59.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1055 972 - Working population 50.7% 47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 55.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 167 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 404 (30%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 271 (20%) · ■ Marginal 516 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rapur - Rapur 13,154 people - Gonupalle 3,335 people - Gundavolu 2,551 people - Pangili 1,985 people - Jorepalle 1,918 people - Tegacherla 1,832 people All 39 villages in Rapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gilakapadu? 524408 - How far is Gilakapadu from Nellore? 47 km by road - What is the population of Gilakapadu? 2,679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gilakapadu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Rapur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gilakapadu? 60.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/rapur/gilakapadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.