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- LGD code
- 597018
- Pincode
- 517416
- Post office
- Bangarupalem
- Population
- 97
- Households
- 24
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 830 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 58
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 1 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 413 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 146 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chittoor · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Apollo Hospitals - Chittoor · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mothagunta compares
By population, Mothagunta ranks #27 of 27 villages in Bangarupalem mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
−6.3% vs mandal average
- Mothagunta
- 59.8%
- Bangarupalem mandal
- 66.1%
- Chittoor district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
830
−163 vs mandal average
- Mothagunta
- 830
- Bangarupalem mandal
- 993
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Mothagunta
- 4.0
- Bangarupalem mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mothagunta at a glance
Mothagunta is a village of 97 people in 24 households (Census 2011) in Bangarupalem mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, the 27th-largest of 27 villages in Bangarupalem mandal. Literacy is 60%, 6 points below the mandal average of 66% and the sex ratio is 830 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Chittoor district centre, 35 km from Damalcheruvu, the nearest town, 19 km from Chittoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517416, served by Bangarupalem post office; the LGD village code is 597018. The nearest hospital or health centre is Apollo Hospitals - Chittoor, 11 km away. The village votes in Puthalapattu assembly constituency, represented by MLA K Murali Mohan. The population is estimated at 106 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Paleru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothagunta · this village | 97 | 60% | — |
| Jambuvaripalle · Bangarupalem | 3,364 | 75% | 0.9 km N |
| Gollapalle · Bangarupalem | 9,452 | 72% | 1.5 km SW |
| Bangarupalem · Koyyuru | 0 | — | 1.8 km NW |
| Nalagampalle · Bangarupalem | 5,893 | 67% | 2.6 km NE |
| Nalagampalle · Gudupalle | 3,417 | 48% | 2.6 km NE |
| Bodabandla · Bangarupalem | 2,008 | 56% | 3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mothagunta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHITTOOR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALERU
- Total area (ha)
- 96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mothagunta
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Key facts — Mothagunta
- LGD code
- 597018
- Pincode
- 517416
- Post office
- Bangarupalem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 97
- Population (projected 2026)
- 106
- Households
- 24
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 830
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Coordinates
- 13.18830°N, 78.92749°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chittoor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Puthalapattu
- Member of Parliament
- Daggumalla Prasada Rao
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K Murali Mohan
- Block / Mandal
- Bangarupalem
Getting there
How to reach Mothagunta
Nearest town · 10,344 people
Damalcheruvu · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 12 min by car · 1 h 25 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati413 kmcapital
- Chennai146 km
- Bengaluru146 km
- Hyderabad469 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChittoor19 km
- Bus stopBangarupalem Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCApollo Hospitals - Chittoor11 km
- ATM / bankAndhra Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil2 km
- CollegeRajagopal Polytechnic26 km
- Police stationBangarupalyam Police Station2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mothagunta
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Mothagunta
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Govt.Elementary schoolSchool3.6 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 517416
- VenkatagiriBangarupalem mandal6,963 pop
- NalagampalleBangarupalem mandal5,893 pop
- Thumba KuppamBangarupalem mandal4,329 pop
- MogiliBangarupalem mandal4,177 pop
- ThambuganipalleBangarupalem mandal3,440 pop
- JambuvaripalleBangarupalem mandal3,364 pop
- Gundla KattamanchiBangarupalem mandal3,231 pop
- KallurupalleBangarupalem mandal2,746 pop
- PaleruBangarupalem mandal2,389 pop
Villages near Mothagunta
Other villages in Bangarupalem mandal
View all 26 →- Gollapalle
- Venkatagiri
- Nalagampalle
- Ragimanipenta
- Thumba Kuppam
- Mogili
- Thambuganipalle
- Jambuvaripalle
- Gundla Kattamanchi
- Keeramanda
- Kallurupalle
- Tekumanda
- Paleru
- Thumba
- Nallangadu
- Kurmaipalle
- Bodabandla
- Setteri
- Mahasamudram
- Palamakulapalle
- Vepanapalle
- Sadakuppam
- Thoompayanapalle
- Noonegundlapalle
- Kalvamogilappa Kandriga
- Beripalle
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)