Ganjikunta

Ganjikunta
గంజికుంట
Village
Ganjikunta
Ganjikunta

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 14°59′49″N 77°22′31″E / 14.996816°N 77.375400°E / 14.996816; 77.375400Coordinates: 14°59′49″N 77°22′31″E / 14.996816°N 77.375400°E / 14.996816; 77.375400
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Talukas Vajrakarur
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,695
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Ganjikunta is a village in the Vijrakarur mandal of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The village represents the remains of the town of Ganjikunta which burnt down in the 1750s.

The town is heavily reliant on agriculture and the villages government is largely controlled by the Ganjikunta family

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,695. The total population constitute, 843 males and 852 females —a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 196 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 96 are boys and 100 are girls —a ratio of 1042 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 60.97% with 914 literates, significantly lower than the state average of 67.41%.[1][2]

Infrastructure

Notably, most of the villages infrastructure are remnants of the older town of Ganjikunta

Like most small villages in the heart of India, the village lacks its own secondary school. Policing is also done by nearby towns. The village is largely decentralized. With a town center around the Ganjikunta family compound and the main road holding roughly a third of the population.

Notable People

The Ganjikunta family

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 13 October 2014.


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