# Penta Village, Bobbili, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/bobbili/penta/ Village · Bobbili, Vizianagaram # Penta Penta is a village in Bobbili sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535573**. The 2011 Census counted **3,525 people in 886 households**, the 7th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 3,525people (2011) - 886households - 53.0%literacy - 535573PIN code ## Penta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Penta is 535573.** Penta falls in Bobbili sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535573 - Gram panchayatPenta - Community development blockBobbili - Census village code582349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penta from nearby towns? - Bobbili (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)55 km by road - Bobbili (nearest town)7 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 Penta? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Penta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bobbili - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bobbili - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bobbili - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Penta known for? Products made here include jaggery. About 69% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Penta Of every 100 households in Penta in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Penta · ■ Bobbili rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****76%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **85% Use banking services ****75%** **69% Television ****46%** **42% Mobile phone ****38%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****33%** **39% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Penta? ■ Penta · ■ Bobbili rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **943 Working population ****55.3%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 42.7% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 593 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 880 (45%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 348 (18%) · **■** Marginal 111 (6%) 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 Bobbili - Pakki5,233 people - Chintada4,523 people - Komatipalle Bobbili3,756 people - Mettavalasa3,748 people - Paradhi3,285 people - Karada2,590 people - Gopalarayudupeta2,439 people - Rangarayapuram2,162 people [All 42 villages in Bobbili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/bobbili/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penta?535573 - How far is Penta from Vizianagaram?55 km by road - What is the population of Penta?3,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penta in?Vizianagaram district (Bobbili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penta?53.0% (Census 2011)