# Kantragada Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/kantragada/ Village · Palasa, Srikakulam # Kantragada Kantragada is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532221**. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 142 households**, the 26th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 552people (2011) - 142households - 62.1%literacy - 532221PIN code ## Kantragada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kantragada is 532221.** Kantragada falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532221 - Gram panchayatRentikota - Community development blockPalasa - Census village code580248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kantragada from nearby towns? - Palasa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)100 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)8 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 Kantragada? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kantragada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palasa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palasa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kantragada known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 57% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Kantragada Of every 100 households in Kantragada in 2011, 82 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kantragada · ■ Palasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **84% Use banking services ****76%** **45% Television ****26%** **42% Mobile phone ****55%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **31% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kantragada? ■ Kantragada · ■ Palasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **1005 Working population ****69.7%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 49.0% for women. 77% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 112 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (22%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 146 (38%) 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 Palasa - Sunnadevi640 people - Kistupuram618 people - Amalakudia603 people - Peddanarayanapuram592 people - Veerabhadrapuram546 people - Garudakhandi496 people - Gopivallabhapuram492 people - Bantukotturu484 people [All 54 villages in Palasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kantragada?532221 - How far is Kantragada from Srikakulam?100 km by road - What is the population of Kantragada?552 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kantragada in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kantragada?62.1% (Census 2011)