# Valasa Village, Amarapuram, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/amarapuram/valasa/ Village · Amarapuram, Anantapur # Valasa Valasa is a village in Amarapuram sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515281**. The 2011 Census counted **7,156 people in 1,552 households**, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 7,156people (2011) - 1,552households - 63.3%literacy - 515281PIN code ## Valasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valasa is 515281.** Valasa falls in Amarapuram sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515281 - Gram panchayatValasa&V.Agraharam - Community development blockAmarapuram - Census village code595370 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valasa from nearby towns? - Amarapuram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)162 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)81 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 Valasa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Valasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Madakasira - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Valasa known for? The main crops are **arac nut, betel leaves and paddy**. About 60% of the 3,140 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Valasa Of every 100 households in Valasa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Valasa · ■ Amarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **85% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **81% Tap water ****64%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****64%** **67% Television ****28%** **29% Mobile phone ****45%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **37% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Valasa? ■ Valasa · ■ Amarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083** **957 Working population ****58.9%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,373 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,239 (29%) · **■** Household industry 112 (3%) · **■** Other work 257 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,235 (29%) 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 Amarapuram - Amarapuram11,950 people - Hemavathi8,910 people - Halukuru6,988 people - Thammadehalli6,671 people - Basavanahalli6,219 people - Sivaram4,600 people [All 9 villages in Amarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/amarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valasa?515281 - How far is Valasa from Anantapur?162 km by road - What is the population of Valasa?7,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valasa in?Anantapur district (Amarapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Valasa?63.3% (Census 2011)