# Kerangi Village, Pachipenta, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pachipenta, Vizianagaram 

# Kerangi

Kerangi is a village in Pachipenta sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535592**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 63 households**, the 39th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.8%.

- 260people (2011)
- 63households
- 16.3%literacy
- 535592PIN code

## Kerangi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerangi is 535592.** Kerangi falls in Pachipenta sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535592
- Gram panchayatKerangi
- Community development blockPachipenta
- Census village code582492

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

## How far is Kerangi from nearby towns?

- Pachipenta (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)78 km by road
- Salur (nearest town)18 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 Kerangi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saluru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saluru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Kerangi known for?

About 90% of the 5 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 Kerangi

Of every 100 households in Kerangi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerangi · ■ Pachipenta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**76%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

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

**10%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**54%

Television ****5%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**54%

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 Kerangi?

■ Kerangi · ■ Pachipenta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.3%**

**43.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**1005

Working population ****61.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.0% for men and 6.7% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 141 (88%)

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 Pachipenta

- Kondataduru362 people
- Kondaluddandi348 people
- Thotavalasa317 people
- Bobbilivalasa265 people
- Kunambandavalasa260 people
- Ajuru259 people
- Meliakanchuru251 people
- Kondamosuru246 people

[All 54 villages in Pachipenta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/pachipenta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerangi?535592
- How far is Kerangi from Vizianagaram?78 km by road
- What is the population of Kerangi?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerangi in?Vizianagaram district (Pachipenta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerangi?16.3% (Census 2011)