Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam
# Kanimetta

Kanimetta is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532402. The 2011 Census counted 2,930 people in 809 households, the 7th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 2,930 people (2011)
- 809 households
- 62.7% literacy
- 532402 PIN code

## Kanimetta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanimetta is 532402. Kanimetta falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532402
- Gram panchayat Kanimetta
- Community development block Ponduru
- Census village code 581589

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

## How far is Kanimetta from nearby towns?
- Ponduru (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kanimetta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanimetta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public 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 under 5 km · Kinthali
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Srikakulam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Srikakulam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 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 Kanimetta known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and black gram. About 64% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanimetta

Of every 100 households in Kanimetta in 2011, 93 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanimetta · ■ Ponduru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 89%
- Toilet within the home 27% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 85%
- Tap water 0% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 86%
- Use banking services 32% 47%
- Television 53% 38%
- Mobile phone 47% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 27% 35%
- Own their home 94% 94%

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

## What is the population of Kanimetta?

■ Kanimetta · ■ Ponduru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.7% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 970
- Working population 56.6% 50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 50.9% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 190 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 592 (36%) · ■ Household industry 46 (3%) · ■ Other work 330 (20%) · ■ Marginal 500 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ponduru
- Lolugu 3,667 people
- Tholapi 3,433 people
- Thandyam 3,098 people
- Buridikancharam 3,026 people
- Tadivalasa 2,859 people
- Konchada 2,385 people
- Gokarnapalle 2,345 people
- Kotipalle 2,083 people

All 37 villages in Ponduru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanimetta? 532402
- How far is Kanimetta from Srikakulam? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Kanimetta? 2,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanimetta in? Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanimetta? 62.7% (Census 2011)

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