Village · Vidavalur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Dampuru

Dampuru is a village in Vidavalur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524318. The 2011 Census counted 2,369 people in 703 households, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.
- 2,369 people (2011)
- 703 households
- 59.8% literacy
- 524318 PIN code

## Dampuru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dampuru is 524318. Dampuru falls in Vidavalur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524318
- Gram panchayat Dampuru
- Community development block Vidavalur
- Census village code 591888

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

## How far is Dampuru from nearby towns?
- Vidavalur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Nellore (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dampuru?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dampuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● 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
- ● Cooperative bank 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Vidavalur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Vidavalur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Dampuru known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 747 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dampuru

Of every 100 households in Dampuru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dampuru · ■ Vidavalur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 87%
- Toilet within the home 28% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 72%
- Tap water 95% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 76%
- Use banking services 83% 58%
- Television 63% 59%
- Mobile phone 45% 46%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 27%
- Own their home 98% 94%

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

## What is the population of Dampuru?

■ Dampuru · ■ Vidavalur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.8% 62.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 754 922
- Working population 49.9% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 53.3% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 224 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 607 (51%) · ■ Household industry 19 (2%) · ■ Other work 191 (16%) · ■ Marginal 140 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Vidavalur
- Utukuru 8,016 people
- Mudivarthi 6,685 people
- Chowkacherla 2,804 people
- Parlapalle 2,702 people
- Vavilla 2,342 people
- Dandigunta 2,319 people
- Alaganipadu 1,922 people

All 10 villages in Vidavalur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dampuru? 524318
- How far is Dampuru from Nellore? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Dampuru? 2,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dampuru in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Vidavalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dampuru? 59.8% (Census 2011)

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