# Gangolu Village, Gopalapuram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gopalapuram, West Godavari 

# Gangolu

Gangolu is a village in Gopalapuram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534318**. The 2011 Census counted **10,163 people in 2,909 households**, the 2nd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 10,163people (2011)
- 2,909households
- 67.8%literacy
- 534318PIN code

## Gangolu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangolu is 534318.** Gangolu falls in Gopalapuram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534318
- Gram panchayatRajampalem
- Community development blockGopalapuram
- Census village code588132

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

## How far is Gangolu from nearby towns?

- Gopalapuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kovvur (nearest town)26 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 Gangolu?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Gangolu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Dondapudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koyyalagudem
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gangolu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and sugar cane**. About 50% of the 2,697 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,059 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 Gangolu

Of every 100 households in Gangolu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangolu · ■ Gopalapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**44%

Tap water ****96%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**80%

Use banking services ****36%**

**31%

Television ****56%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**89%

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 Gangolu?

■ Gangolu · ■ Gopalapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**1021

Working population ****47.6%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 63% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 664 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,316 (69%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 451 (9%) · **■** Marginal 378 (8%)

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 Gopalapuram

- Gopalapuram11,573 people
- Vellachintalagudem4,952 people
- Chityala4,669 people
- Vadalakunta4,149 people
- Dondapudi3,408 people

[All 19 villages in Gopalapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/gopalapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangolu?534318
- How far is Gangolu from Eluru?90 km by road
- What is the population of Gangolu?10,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangolu in?West Godavari district (Gopalapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangolu?67.8% (Census 2011)
