Village · Yelamanchili, West Godavari
# Kontheru

Kontheru is a village in Yelamanchili sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534260. The 2011 Census counted 7,432 people in 2,107 households, the 4th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.
- 7,432 people (2011)
- 2,107 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 534260 PIN code

## Kontheru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kontheru is 534260. Kontheru falls in Yelamanchili sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534260
- Gram panchayat Kontheru&Adavipalem
- Community development block Yelamanchili
- Census village code 588801

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

## How far is Kontheru from nearby towns?
- Yelamanchilli (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 118 km by road
- Palacole (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kontheru?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Palacole
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Palacole
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Palacole
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kontheru known for?

The main crops are paddy, coconut and coir. Products made here include rice, nets and lace knitting. About 83% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 558 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kontheru

Of every 100 households in Kontheru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kontheru · ■ Yelamanchili rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 94%
- Toilet within the home 57% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 41%
- Tap water 97% 67%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 69%
- Use banking services 44% 40%
- Television 55% 51%
- Mobile phone 44% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 15% 17%
- Own their home 87% 90%

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

## What is the population of Kontheru?

■ Kontheru · ■ Yelamanchili rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 77.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 878 939
- Working population 42.3% 45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 76.0% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 247 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,819 (58%) · ■ Household industry 26 (1%) · ■ Other work 633 (20%) · ■ Marginal 420 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Yelamanchili
- Doddipatla 13,258 people
- Ilapakurru 9,711 people
- Yelamanchili 8,984 people
- Yenuguvanilanka 6,792 people
- Gumparru 4,729 people
- Chinchinada 4,045 people
- Medapadu 3,800 people

All 15 villages in Yelamanchili

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kontheru? 534260
- How far is Kontheru from Eluru? 118 km by road
- What is the population of Kontheru? 7,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kontheru in? West Godavari district (Yelamanchili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kontheru? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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