Village · Jammalamadugu, Y.S.R.
# Gandikota

Gandikota is a village in Jammalamadugu sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516434. The 2011 Census counted 1,118 people in 278 households, the 9th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.
- 1,118 people (2011)
- 278 households
- 56.6% literacy
- 516434 PIN code

## Gandikota PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gandikota is 516434. Gandikota falls in Jammalamadugu sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516434
- Gram panchayat Gandikota
- Community development block Jammalamadugu
- Census village code 593142

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

## How far is Gandikota from nearby towns?
- Jammalamadugu (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 94 km by road
- Jammalamadugu (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gandikota?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gandikota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jammalamadugu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jammalamadugu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammalamadugu
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gandikota known for?

The main crops are red gram, custard apple and turmeric. About 3% of the 4,278 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gandikota

Of every 100 households in Gandikota in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandikota · ■ Jammalamadugu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 1% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 56%
- Tap water 51% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 27%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 71%
- Use banking services 37% 40%
- Television 37% 58%
- Mobile phone 56% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 35% 25%
- Own their home 95% 96%

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

## What is the population of Gandikota?

■ Gandikota · ■ Jammalamadugu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 59.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 768 901
- Working population 58.9% 55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 46.5% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 245 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 192 (29%) · ■ Other work 50 (8%) · ■ Marginal 171 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jammalamadugu
- Goriganur 2,149 people
- Poorva Bommepalle 1,690 people
- Ponnathota 1,608 people
- Peddandlur 1,189 people
- Ambavaram 1,086 people
- Sirigepalle 929 people
- Dharmapuram 639 people
- Danavulapadu 621 people

All 19 villages in Jammalamadugu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gandikota? 516434
- How far is Gandikota from Kadapa? 94 km by road
- What is the population of Gandikota? 1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandikota in? Y.S.R. district (Jammalamadugu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandikota? 56.6% (Census 2011)

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