# Damancherla Village, Penagalur, Y.S.R. (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Penagalur, Y.S.R. 

# Damancherla

Damancherla is a village in Penagalur sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **516127**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 49 households**, the 23rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 159people (2011)
- 49households
- 38.1%literacy
- 516127PIN code

## Damancherla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damancherla is 516127.** Damancherla falls in Penagalur sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code516127
- Gram panchayatKondur
- Community development blockPenagalur
- Census village code593604

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

## How far is Damancherla from nearby towns?

- Penagalur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ)84 km by road
- Rajampet (nearest town)36 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 Damancherla?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Damancherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Penagalur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Penagalur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajampet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajampet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Damancherla known for?

The main crops are **mango**. About 1% of the 635 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 Damancherla

Of every 100 households in Damancherla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damancherla · ■ Penagalur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

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

**28%

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

**70%

Tap water ****67%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**37%

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

**14%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****13%**

**60%

Television ****11%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Damancherla?

■ Damancherla · ■ Penagalur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****787**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**969

Working population ****66.7%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 31.7% for women. 63% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 106 (100%)

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 Penagalur

- Penagalur Agraharam635 people
- Peddayapalle476 people
- Thirumalarajupeta468 people
- Yelagacherla Mangamambapuram373 people
- Jattivaripalle122 people

[All 29 villages in Penagalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/penagalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damancherla?516127
- How far is Damancherla from Kadapa?84 km by road
- What is the population of Damancherla?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damancherla in?Y.S.R. district (Penagalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damancherla?38.1% (Census 2011)