# Penjerla Village, Kothur, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/kothur/penjerla/ Village · Kothur, Mahbubnagar # Penjerla Penjerla is a village in Kothur sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,526 people in 591 households**, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 2,526people (2011) - 591households - 58.4%literacy - 987females per 1,000 males ## Penjerla PIN code and other codes Penjerla falls in Kothur sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatPenjerla - Community development blockKothur - Census village code575221 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penjerla from nearby towns? - Kothur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)60 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 Penjerla? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Penjerla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shadnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Shadnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahbubnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Penjerla known for? The main crops are **maize, cotton and paddy**. About 27% of the 1,273 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Penjerla Of every 100 households in Penjerla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Penjerla · ■ Kothur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****76%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **45% Tap water ****80%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **65% Use banking services ****26%** **51% Television ****70%** **63% Mobile phone ****65%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **13% Own their home ****93%** **86% 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 Penjerla? ■ Penjerla · ■ Kothur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **888 Working population ****52.7%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 48.2% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 278 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 712 (54%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (21%) · **■** Marginal 48 (4%) 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 Kothur - Thimmapur3,445 people - Siddapur3,004 people - Veerlapalle2,959 people - Gudur2,765 people - Mallapur1,614 people - Seriguda1,566 people - Theegapur1,485 people - Edulapalle1,467 people [All 15 villages in Kothur](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/kothur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Penjerla from Mahbubnagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Penjerla?2,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penjerla in?Mahbubnagar district (Kothur sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Penjerla?58.4% (Census 2011)