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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 590861
- Pincode
- 523329
- Post office
- Vemulakota
- Population
- 4,450
- Households
- 1,123
- Literacy rate
- 46.5%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,643
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 177 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 200 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tarlupadu · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Markapuram Area Government hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chintakunta compares
By population, Chintakunta ranks #5 of 23 villages in Markapuram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.5%
−3.5% vs mandal average
- Chintakunta
- 46.5%
- Markapuram mandal
- 50.0%
- Prakasam district
- 56.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
+8 vs mandal average
- Chintakunta
- 972
- Markapuram mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Chintakunta
- 4.0
- Markapuram mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chintakunta at a glance
Chintakunta is a village of 4,450 people in 1,123 households (Census 2011) in Markapuram mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 23 villages in Markapuram mandal. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the mandal average of 50% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Prakasam district centre, 16 km from Kandula Puram, the nearest town, 7 km from Tarlupadu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523329, served by Vemulakota post office; the LGD village code is 590861. The nearest hospital or health centre is Markapuram Area Government hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Markapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kandula Narayana Reddy. The population is estimated at 5,247 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chintagunta →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chintakunta · this village | 4,450 | 47% | — |
| Badekhanpeta · Markapuram | 183 | 59% | 1.2 km SE |
| Gorugunthala Padu · Tarlupadu | 366 | 46% | 2.3 km SE |
| Sivaram Puram · Markapuram | 139 | 41% | 3.6 km E |
| Vemula Kota · Markapuram | 5,540 | 50% | 3.9 km NE |
| Kolabhimunipadu · Markapuram | 1,540 | 50% | 4.2 km N |
| Thippaya Palem · Markapuram | 2,874 | 45% | 4.8 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chintakunta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MARKAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 102
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KONDAPALLE
- Total area (ha)
- 2,033
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 346.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chintakunta
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Key facts — Chintakunta
- LGD code
- 590861
- Pincode
- 523329
- Post office
- Vemulakota
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,450
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,247
- Households
- 1,123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 46.5%
- Coordinates
- 15.72300°N, 79.20683°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ongole
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Markapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kandula Narayana Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Markapuram
Getting there
How to reach Chintakunta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati177 kmcapital
- Hyderabad200 km
- Chennai315 km
- Bengaluru352 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTarlupadu7 km
- Bus stopSeetanagulavaram Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCMarkapuram Area Government hospital6 km
- Petrol pumpEssar20 km
- Collegea1 global institute of engineering and technology9 km
- Police stationDarsi police station51 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523329
- Vemula KotaMarkapuram mandal5,540 pop
- SunkesulaPeddaaraveedu mandal4,322 pop
- KalanuthalaPeddaaraveedu mandal4,046 pop
- Thippaya PalemMarkapuram mandal2,874 pop
- Peda NagulavaramMarkapuram mandal2,161 pop
- GottipadiaMarkapuram mandal2,012 pop
- Nikaram PalleMarkapuram mandal1,840 pop
- KolabhimunipaduMarkapuram mandal1,540 pop
- Jammana PalleMarkapuram mandal1,131 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Chintakunta
Looking for a different Chintakunta? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Chintakunta →
- ChintakuntaDuvvur · Y.S.R., Andhra Pradesh6,394 pop
- ChintakuntaMosara · Nizamabad, Telangana2,447 pop
- ChintakuntaKosigi · Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh2,395 pop
- ChintakuntaPangal · Wanaparthy, Telangana1,988 pop
- ChintakuntaAndole · Sangareddy, Telangana1,356 pop
- ChintakuntaDharur · Vikarabad, Telangana1,153 pop
- ChintakuntaMuddanur · Y.S.R., Andhra Pradesh1,115 pop
- ChintakuntaMudhole · Nirmal, Telangana1,063 pop
Villages near Chintakunta
Other villages in Markapuram mandal
View all 22 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)