# Gurjala Village, Simhadripuram, Y.S.R. (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/simhadripuram/gurjala/ Village · Simhadripuram, Y.S.R. # Gurjala Gurjala is a village in Simhadripuram sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **516454**. The 2011 Census counted **2,657 people in 672 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,657people (2011) - 672households - 70.0%literacy - 516454PIN code ## Gurjala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurjala is 516454.** Gurjala falls in Simhadripuram sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code516454 - Gram panchayatGurjala - Community development blockSimhadripuram - Census village code593193 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurjala from nearby towns? - Simhadripuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kadapa (district HQ)110 km by road - Pulivendla (nearest town)33 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 Gurjala? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gurjala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simhadripuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Pulivendla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pulivendla - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Gurjala known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sun flower and bengal gram**. About 64% of the 1,570 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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 Gurjala Of every 100 households in Gurjala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gurjala · ■ Simhadripuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****28%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **54% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **84% Use banking services ****46%** **76% Television ****72%** **65% Mobile phone ****57%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****96%** **90% 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 Gurjala? ■ Gurjala · ■ Simhadripuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **927 Working population ****60.5%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 531 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (38%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 185 (12%) · **■** Marginal 246 (15%) 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 Simhadripuram - Kasanur6,197 people - Balapanur5,119 people - Simhadripuram3,726 people - Bidinamcherla2,945 people - Lomada2,106 people - Ankalammagudur1,822 people - Himakuntla1,281 people - Pydipalem993 people [All 20 villages in Simhadripuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/simhadripuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurjala?516454 - How far is Gurjala from Kadapa?110 km by road - What is the population of Gurjala?2,657 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurjala in?Y.S.R. district (Simhadripuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gurjala?70.0% (Census 2011)