# Penasam Village, Gantyada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gantyada/penasam/ Village · Gantyada, Vizianagaram # Penasam Penasam is a village in Gantyada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,800 people in 460 households**, the 15th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,800people (2011) - 460households - 55.7%literacy - 535215PIN code ## Penasam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Penasam is 535215.** Penasam falls in Gantyada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535215 - Gram panchayatPenasam - Community development blockGantyada - Census village code582932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penasam from nearby towns? - Gantyada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)21 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)21 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 Penasam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Penasam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 school5–10 km · Gantayada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kondathamarapalle - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gantyada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Penasam known for? About 81% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Penasam Of every 100 households in Penasam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Penasam · ■ Gantyada rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****33%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **83% Use banking services ****93%** **74% Television ****35%** **45% Mobile phone ****27%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **34% Own their home ****93%** **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 Penasam? ■ Penasam · ■ Gantyada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **952 Working population ****55.0%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.7% for men and 46.1% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 248 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 642 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (6%) · **■** Marginal 43 (4%) 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 Gantyada - Ramavaram2,061 people - Neelavathi2,007 people - Madhanapuram2,000 people - Pedamajjipalem1,945 people - Kondathamarapalle1,711 people - Ginjeru1,571 people - Godiyada1,451 people - Siripuram1,431 people [All 45 villages in Gantyada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gantyada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penasam?535215 - How far is Penasam from Vizianagaram?21 km by road - What is the population of Penasam?1,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penasam in?Vizianagaram district (Gantyada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penasam?55.7% (Census 2011)