# Kayam Village, Vadamalapeta, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vadamalapeta/kayam/ Village · Vadamalapeta, Chittoor # Kayam Kayam is a village in Vadamalapeta sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,518 people in 389 households**, the 9th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,518people (2011) - 389households - 73.3%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Kayam PIN code and other codes Kayam falls in Vadamalapeta sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayatKayam&Chinthakalva - Community development blockVadamalapeta - Census village code596254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kayam from nearby towns? - Vadamalapet (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)81 km by road - Tirupati (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 Kayam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadamala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirupati - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirupati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kayam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 24% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Kayam Of every 100 households in Kayam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kayam · ■ Vadamalapeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****28%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **69% Tap water ****97%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **77% Use banking services ****90%** **68% Television ****74%** **59% Mobile phone ****63%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kayam? ■ Kayam · ■ Vadamalapeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **903 Working population ****49.7%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 65.8% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (55%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (16%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%) 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 Vadamalapeta - Pathiputhuru2,942 people - Thirumandyam2,438 people - Alimelu Manga Puram1,831 people - Padiredu1,548 people - T.C.Agraharam1,425 people - Ramasamudram865 people - Pudi828 people - Vemapuram715 people [All 22 villages in Vadamalapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/vadamalapeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kayam from Chittoor?81 km by road - What is the population of Kayam?1,518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kayam in?Chittoor district (Vadamalapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kayam?73.3% (Census 2011)