# Gantlam Village, Denkada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/denkada/gantlam/ Village · Denkada, Vizianagaram # Gantlam Gantlam is a village in Denkada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 255 households**, the 18th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,009people (2011) - 255households - 43.0%literacy - 535216PIN code ## Gantlam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gantlam is 535216.** Gantlam falls in Denkada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535216 - Gram panchayatGantlam - Community development blockDenkada - Census village code583222 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gantlam from nearby towns? - Denkada (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)22 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)22 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 Gantlam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gantlam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Bhogapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Gantlam known for? About 30% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Gantlam Of every 100 households in Gantlam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gantlam · ■ Denkada rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **78% Use banking services ****29%** **41% Television ****31%** **47% Mobile phone ****26%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **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 Gantlam? ■ Gantlam · ■ Denkada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1323** **965 Working population ****57.8%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.8% for men and 36.6% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (17%) · **■** Marginal 407 (70%) 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 Denkada - D.Tallavalasa1,376 people - Chollangipeta1,321 people - Bantupalle1,315 people - Nathavalasa1,299 people - Amakam882 people - Chittigunkalam791 people - Golagam774 people - Dwarapureddi Palem750 people [All 27 villages in Denkada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/denkada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gantlam?535216 - How far is Gantlam from Vizianagaram?22 km by road - What is the population of Gantlam?1,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gantlam in?Vizianagaram district (Denkada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gantlam?43.0% (Census 2011)