# Aguru Village, Mentada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/aguru/ Village · Mentada, Vizianagaram # Aguru Aguru is a village in Mentada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535273**. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 348 households**, the 14th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%. - 1,373people (2011) - 348households - 36.2%literacy - 535273PIN code ## Aguru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aguru is 535273.** Aguru falls in Mentada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535273 - Gram panchayatAguru - Community development blockMentada - Census village code582727 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aguru from nearby towns? - Mentada (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)31 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)31 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 Aguru? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Aguru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Aguru known for? About 79% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Aguru Of every 100 households in Aguru in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aguru · ■ Mentada rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **82% Toilet within the home ****0%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****46%** **56% Television ****16%** **27% Mobile phone ****26%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****58%** **53% Own their home ****98%** **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 Aguru? ■ Aguru · ■ Mentada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.2%** **46.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705** **963 Working population ****63.6%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.4% for men and 31.2% for women. 61% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (52%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (17%) · **■** Marginal 142 (16%) 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 Mentada - Challapeta1,789 people - Lothugedda1,789 people - Ippalavalasa1,755 people - Badevalasa1,382 people - Kompangi1,339 people - Kondalingalavalasa1,212 people - Iddanavalasa1,000 people - Pedachamalapalle817 people [All 37 villages in Mentada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aguru?535273 - How far is Aguru from Vizianagaram?31 km by road - What is the population of Aguru?1,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aguru in?Vizianagaram district (Mentada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Aguru?36.2% (Census 2011)