# Tanku Village, Gummalakshmipuram – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gummalakshmipuram, Vizianagaram 

# Tanku

Tanku is a village in Gummalakshmipuram sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535527**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 54 households**, the 78th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 214people (2011)
- 54households
- 31.2%literacy
- 535527PIN code

## Tanku PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tanku is 535527.** Tanku falls in Gummalakshmipuram sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535527
- Gram panchayatGoipaka
- Community development blockGummalakshmipuram
- Census village code581895

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tanku from nearby towns?

- Gummalakshmipuram (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)136 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)57 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 Tanku?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tanku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurupam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Elwinpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummalakshmipuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tanku known for?

About 85% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tanku

Of every 100 households in Tanku in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tanku · ■ Gummalakshmipuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**65%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tanku?

■ Tanku · ■ Gummalakshmipuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.2%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1118

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**1000

Working population ****64.0%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.6% for men and 18.9% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 54 (39%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 82 (60%)

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 Gummalakshmipuram

- Kondakuneru227 people
- Japai222 people
- Nellikikkuva222 people
- Geesada221 people
- Dongurukikkuva209 people
- Chinaravikona208 people
- Kalliti207 people
- Gadivankadhara205 people

[All 124 villages in Gummalakshmipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gummalakshmipuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tanku?535527
- How far is Tanku from Vizianagaram?136 km by road
- What is the population of Tanku?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanku in?Vizianagaram district (Gummalakshmipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tanku?31.2% (Census 2011)