Village · Rajupalem, Y.S.R.
# Tangatur

Tangatur is a village in Rajupalem sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516359. The 2011 Census counted 5,173 people in 1,344 households, the 1st largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.
- 5,173 people (2011)
- 1,344 households
- 62.5% literacy
- 516359 PIN code

## Tangatur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tangatur is 516359. Tangatur falls in Rajupalem sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516359
- Gram panchayat Vengalayapalle & Jangalur
- Community development block Rajupalem
- Census village code 592892

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

## How far is Tangatur from nearby towns?
- Rajupalem (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Proddatur (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tangatur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● 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 · Proddatur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Proddatur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Proddatur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Tangatur known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and bengal gram. About 78% of the 2,377 hectares of village land is sown, and 763 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tangatur

Of every 100 households in Tangatur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tangatur · ■ Rajupalem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 24% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 59%
- Tap water 85% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 74%
- Use banking services 48% 52%
- Television 59% 55%
- Mobile phone 58% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 21% 27%
- Own their home 96% 95%

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

## What is the population of Tangatur?

■ Tangatur · ■ Rajupalem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 65.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 1037
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 993 901
- Working population 56.9% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 614 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,756 (60%) · ■ Household industry 7 (0%) · ■ Other work 278 (9%) · ■ Marginal 290 (10%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rajupalem
- Korrapadu 4,265 people
- Velavali 3,760 people
- Arakatavemula 2,929 people
- Rajupalem 2,465 people

All 17 villages in Rajupalem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tangatur? 516359
- How far is Tangatur from Kadapa? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Tangatur? 5,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tangatur in? Y.S.R. district (Rajupalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tangatur? 62.5% (Census 2011)

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