# Kancheru Village, Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/bhogapuram/kancheru/ Village · Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram # Kancheru Kancheru is a village in Bhogapuram sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535216**. The 2011 Census counted **5,163 people in 1,205 households**, the 3rd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%. - 5,163people (2011) - 1,205households - 38.4%literacy - 535216PIN code ## Kancheru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kancheru is 535216.** Kancheru falls in Bhogapuram sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535216 - Gram panchayatKancheru - Community development blockBhogapuram - Census village code583249 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kancheru from nearby towns? - Bhogapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)30 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)30 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 Kancheru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kancheru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhogapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tagarapuvalasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○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)12 h summer · 15 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 Kancheru known for? About 70% of the 1,077 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Kancheru Of every 100 households in Kancheru in 2011, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kancheru · ■ Bhogapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **83% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **84% Tap water ****17%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****41%** **46% Television ****19%** **37% Mobile phone ****47%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **38% Own their home ****93%** **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 Kancheru? ■ Kancheru · ■ Bhogapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%** **51.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **975 Working population ****53.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.1% for men and 32.3% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 855 (31%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,109 (40%) · **■** Marginal 591 (21%) 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 Bhogapuram - Bhogapuram9,341 people - Kongavanipalem6,872 people - Polipalle4,494 people - Gudivada3,852 people - Munjeru3,571 people - Savaravilli3,477 people [All 21 villages in Bhogapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/bhogapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kancheru?535216 - How far is Kancheru from Vizianagaram?30 km by road - What is the population of Kancheru?5,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kancheru in?Vizianagaram district (Bhogapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kancheru?38.4% (Census 2011)