# Gurandi Village, Kothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kothuru, Srikakulam 

# Gurandi

Gurandi is a village in Kothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532459**. The 2011 Census counted **2,252 people in 555 households**, the 12th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 2,252people (2011)
- 555households
- 61.2%literacy
- 532459PIN code

## Gurandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurandi is 532459.** Gurandi falls in Kothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532459
- Gram panchayatGurandi
- Community development blockKothuru
- Census village code580123

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gurandi from nearby towns?

- Kothuru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)64 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town)38 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gurandi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gurandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothuru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kothuru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kothuru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gurandi known for?

About 81% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gurandi

Of every 100 households in Gurandi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurandi · ■ Kothuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****61%**

**44%

Television ****41%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gurandi?

■ Gurandi · ■ Kothuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**1000

Working population ****50.8%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 50.1% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (11%) · **■** Marginal 490 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kothuru

- Addangi3,113 people
- Irapadu2,379 people
- Kadumu2,359 people
- Balada2,286 people
- Vasapa1,900 people
- Labba1,839 people
- Ponnuturu1,672 people
- Kurigam1,569 people

[All 36 villages in Kothuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kothuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurandi?532459
- How far is Gurandi from Srikakulam?64 km by road
- What is the population of Gurandi?2,252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurandi in?Srikakulam district (Kothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurandi?61.2% (Census 2011)
