# Kantragada Village, Tekkali, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/tekkali/kantragada/

Village · Tekkali, Srikakulam 

# Kantragada

Kantragada is a village in Tekkali sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532201**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 96 households**, the 37th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 330people (2011)
- 96households
- 70.5%literacy
- 532201PIN code

## Kantragada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantragada is 532201.** Kantragada falls in Tekkali sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532201
- Gram panchayatAyodhyapuram
- Community development blockTekkali
- Census village code580990

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?

- Tekkali (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)55 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)27 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tekkali
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tekkali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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, ground nut and green gram**. About 13% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantragada · ■ Tekkali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****61%**

**39%

Television ****50%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 · ■ Tekkali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**957

Working population ****51.5%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 57.5% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (42%)

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 Tekkali

- Mokhalingapuram438 people
- Boppaipuram421 people
- Chintalagara409 people
- Rangapuram399 people
- Veeraramakrishnapuram252 people
- Telineelapuram247 people
- Somayyavalasa176 people
- Damara151 people

[All 52 villages in Tekkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/tekkali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantragada?532201
- How far is Kantragada from Srikakulam?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kantragada?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantragada in?Srikakulam district (Tekkali sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kantragada?70.5% (Census 2011)