Village · Gummalakshmipuram, Vizianagaram
# Tenkasingi

Tenkasingi is a village in Gummalakshmipuram sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535523. The 2011 Census counted 152 people in 43 households, the 97th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.
- 152 people (2011)
- 43 households
- 57.8% literacy
- 535523 PIN code

## Tenkasingi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tenkasingi is 535523. Tenkasingi falls in Gummalakshmipuram sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535523
- Gram panchayat Dummangi
- Community development block Gummalakshmipuram
- Census village code 581833

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tenkasingi from nearby towns?
- Gummalakshmipuram (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ) 156 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town) 72 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tenkasingi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tenkasingi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gummalakshmipuram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Elwinpeta
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gummalakshmipuram
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tenkasingi known for?

About 51% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tenkasingi

Of every 100 households in Tenkasingi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tenkasingi · ■ Gummalakshmipuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 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 98% 92%
- Use banking services 72% 59%
- Television 21% 17%
- Mobile phone 21% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 49% 65%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tenkasingi?

■ Tenkasingi · ■ Gummalakshmipuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.8% 52.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1111 1118
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2400 1000
- Working population 59.2% 54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 48.5% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 5 (6%) · ■ Marginal 85 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gummalakshmipuram
- Dabbaliguda 173 people
- Vappangi 165 people
- Chinavankadhara 156 people
- Pusabadi 153 people
- Ranasingi 146 people
- Chaparayi Jangidibhadra 140 people
- Atchaba 135 people
- Sambuguda 130 people

All 124 villages in Gummalakshmipuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tenkasingi? 535523
- How far is Tenkasingi from Vizianagaram? 156 km by road
- What is the population of Tenkasingi? 152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tenkasingi in? Vizianagaram district (Gummalakshmipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tenkasingi? 57.8% (Census 2011)

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