# Kantheru Village, Iragavaram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/iragavaram/kantheru/ Village · Iragavaram, West Godavari # Kantheru Kantheru is a village in Iragavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,665 people in 794 households**, the 6th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 2,665people (2011) - 794households - 78.5%literacy - 534126PIN code ## Kantheru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kantheru is 534126.** Kantheru falls in Iragavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534126 - Gram panchayatKantheru - Community development blockIragavaram - Census village code588670 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kantheru from nearby towns? - Iragavaram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)89 km by road - Tanuku (nearest town)17 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 Kantheru? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kantheru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Penugonda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Penugonda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tanuku - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Kantheru known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Kantheru Of every 100 households in Kantheru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kantheru · ■ Iragavaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****65%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **14% Tap water ****49%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **53% Use banking services ****48%** **53% Television ****64%** **60% Mobile phone ****44%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****83%** **84% 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 Kantheru? ■ Kantheru · ■ Iragavaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046** **960 Working population ****53.1%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 74.9% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 372 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 775 (55%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (11%) · **■** Marginal 83 (6%) 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 Iragavaram - Iragavaram9,568 people - Thurupuvipparru5,093 people - Kakulaillindalaparru4,637 people - Pekeru4,436 people - Kavalipuram2,632 people - Kakileru2,560 people - Goteru2,254 people - Inaparru2,234 people [All 21 villages in Iragavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/iragavaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kantheru?534126 - How far is Kantheru from Eluru?89 km by road - What is the population of Kantheru?2,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kantheru in?West Godavari district (Iragavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kantheru?78.5% (Census 2011)