# Pentakota Village, Payakaraopeta – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/payakaraopeta/pentakota/ Village · Payakaraopeta, Visakhapatnam # Pentakota Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531127**. The 2011 Census counted **4,108 people in 1,068 households**, the 7th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 4,108people (2011) - 1,068households - 48.6%literacy - 531127PIN code ## Pentakota PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pentakota is 531127.** Pentakota falls in Payakaraopeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531127 - Gram panchayatPentakota - Community development blockPayakaraopeta - Census village code586473 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pentakota from nearby towns? - Payakaraopeta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)113 km by road - Tuni (nearest town)13 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 Pentakota? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pentakota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Payakaraopeta - ○Degree college10+ km · Tuni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Payakaraopeta - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Pentakota known for? About 58% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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 Pentakota Of every 100 households in Pentakota in 2011, 74 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pentakota · ■ Payakaraopeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **64% Tap water ****37%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **88% Use banking services ****12%** **21% Television ****28%** **45% Mobile phone ****42%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****40%** **26% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Pentakota? ■ Pentakota · ■ Payakaraopeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157** **964 Working population ****39.5%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.8% for men and 45.2% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 906 (56%) · **■** Marginal 253 (16%) 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 Payakaraopeta - Edatam5,563 people - Mangavaram4,830 people - Pedaramabhadrapuram4,485 people - Kesavaram4,189 people - Namavaram3,843 people - Srirampuram3,806 people - Aratla Kota3,591 people - Kumarapuram3,587 people [All 18 villages in Payakaraopeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/payakaraopeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pentakota?531127 - How far is Pentakota from Visakhapatnam?113 km by road - What is the population of Pentakota?4,108 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pentakota in?Visakhapatnam district (Payakaraopeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pentakota?48.6% (Census 2011)