# Penchikapadu Village, Ghattu, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ghattu/penchikapadu/ Village · Ghattu, Mahbubnagar # Penchikapadu Penchikapadu is a village in Ghattu sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,385 people in 491 households**, the 15th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 36.6%. - 2,385people (2011) - 491households - 33.9%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Penchikapadu PIN code and other codes Penchikapadu falls in Ghattu sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatPenchikapadu - Community development blockGhattu - Census village code576266 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penchikapadu from nearby towns? - Ghattu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)130 km by road - Gadwal (nearest town)28 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 Penchikapadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Penchikapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 school10+ km · Maldakal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadwal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadwal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Penchikapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 49% of the 1,772 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Penchikapadu Of every 100 households in Penchikapadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Penchikapadu · ■ Ghattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **84% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****70%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **42% Television ****21%** **27% Mobile phone ****51%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Penchikapadu? ■ Penchikapadu · ■ Ghattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.9%** **36.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782** **931 Working population ****56.1%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.2% for men and 22.9% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 317 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 929 (69%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%) 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 Ghattu - Naudinne3,369 people - Gorlakhandoddi3,313 people - Chintalakunta3,002 people - Thummalacheruvu2,611 people - Thappetlamorsu2,308 people - Rayapuram2,146 people - Kaloor Timmanadoddi2,140 people - Yellamdoddi1,225 people [All 24 villages in Ghattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ghattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Penchikapadu from Mahbubnagar?130 km by road - What is the population of Penchikapadu?2,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penchikapadu in?Mahbubnagar district (Ghattu sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Penchikapadu?33.9% (Census 2011)