Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam
# Gorinta

Gorinta is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532168. The 2011 Census counted 942 people in 285 households, the 25th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 942 people (2011)
- 285 households
- 59.0% literacy
- 532168 PIN code

## Gorinta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gorinta is 532168. Gorinta falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532168
- Gram panchayat Gorinta
- Community development block Ponduru
- Census village code 581559

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

## How far is Gorinta from nearby towns?
- Ponduru (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gorinta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gorinta; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ponduru
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ponduru
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ponduru
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gorinta known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 83% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gorinta

Of every 100 households in Gorinta in 2011, 97 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorinta · ■ Ponduru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 89%
- Toilet within the home 18% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 85%
- Tap water 0% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 86%
- Use banking services 33% 47%
- Television 42% 38%
- Mobile phone 55% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 35%
- Own their home 96% 94%

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

## What is the population of Gorinta?

■ Gorinta · ■ Ponduru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.0% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 818 970
- Working population 55.1% 50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 45.5% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 164 (32%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 45 (9%) · ■ Marginal 238 (46%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ponduru
- Modallavalasa 1,092 people
- Nandivada 1,064 people
- Kesavadasupuram 1,050 people
- Dallipeta @ Donka Palle 1,011 people
- Atchipolavalasa 847 people
- Pullajipeta 826 people
- Penubarthi 813 people
- Thanem 806 people

All 37 villages in Ponduru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gorinta? 532168
- How far is Gorinta from Srikakulam? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Gorinta? 942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorinta in? Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorinta? 59.0% (Census 2011)

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