# Vagavedu Village, Srikalahasti, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Srikalahasti, Chittoor 

# Vagavedu

Vagavedu is a village in Srikalahasti sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517620**. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 444 households**, the 8th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 1,725people (2011)
- 444households
- 52.6%literacy
- 517620PIN code

## Vagavedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vagavedu is 517620.** Vagavedu falls in Srikalahasti sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517620
- Gram panchayatVagavedu
- Community development blockSrikalahasti
- Census village code595832

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vagavedu from nearby towns?

- Srikalahasti (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)117 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)10 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 Vagavedu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Vagavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Vagavedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 20% of the 923 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Vagavedu

Of every 100 households in Vagavedu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vagavedu · ■ Srikalahasti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****44%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**73%

Use banking services ****77%**

**63%

Television ****42%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Vagavedu?

■ Vagavedu · ■ Srikalahasti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**951

Working population ****51.7%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 44.2% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 689 (77%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Srikalahasti

- Eguvaveedhi2,128 people
- Vedam2,094 people
- Velavedu1,883 people
- Muchivolu1,823 people
- Subbanaidu -Khandriga1,675 people
- Akkurthy1,673 people
- Velampadu1,649 people
- Challapalem1,573 people

[All 66 villages in Srikalahasti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/srikalahasti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vagavedu?517620
- How far is Vagavedu from Chittoor?117 km by road
- What is the population of Vagavedu?1,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vagavedu in?Chittoor district (Srikalahasti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vagavedu?52.6% (Census 2011)
