Village · Varikuntapadu, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Dakkanur Dakkanur is a village in Varikuntapadu sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524227. The 2011 Census counted 658 people in 161 households, the 16th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%. - 658 people (2011) - 161 households - 73.3% literacy - 524227 PIN code ## Dakkanur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dakkanur is 524227. Dakkanur falls in Varikuntapadu sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524227 - Gram panchayat Dakkanur - Community development block Varikuntapadu - Census village code 591654 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dakkanur from nearby towns? - Varikuntapadu (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 118 km by road - Kavali (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dakkanur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dakkanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pamur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pamur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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 Dakkanur known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and green gram. About 34% of the 1,161 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dakkanur Of every 100 households in Dakkanur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dakkanur · ■ Varikuntapadu rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 88% - Toilet within the home 18% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 81% - Tap water 24% 42% - Drinking water within premises 45% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 85% - Use banking services 53% 68% - Television 30% 42% - Mobile phone 40% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 42% 33% - Own their home 90% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dakkanur? ■ Dakkanur · ■ Varikuntapadu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 68.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 961 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 673 913 - Working population 59.6% 53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (6%) · ■ Marginal 333 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Varikuntapadu - Gollapalle 952 people - Kaniampadu 865 people - Thurpu Boyamadugula 828 people - Ganeswarapuram 796 people - Thurpu Chennampalle 570 people - Yerramreddipalle 532 people - Iskapalli 528 people - Narasimhapuram 473 people All 28 villages in Varikuntapadu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dakkanur? 524227 - How far is Dakkanur from Nellore? 118 km by road - What is the population of Dakkanur? 658 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakkanur in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Varikuntapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dakkanur? 73.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/varikuntapadu/dakkanur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.