# Kambakam Village, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor 

# Kambakam

Kambakam is a village in Varadaiahpalem sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517541**. The 2011 Census counted **1,836 people in 489 households**, the 9th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 1,836people (2011)
- 489households
- 61.8%literacy
- 517541PIN code

## Kambakam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kambakam is 517541.** Kambakam falls in Varadaiahpalem sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517541
- Gram panchayatKambakam
- Community development blockVaradaiahpalem
- Census village code595950

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

## How far is Kambakam from nearby towns?

- Varadaiahpalem (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)145 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)36 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 Kambakam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kambakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Varadaiahpalem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kambakam known for?

Products made here include making shoes. About 37% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Kambakam

Of every 100 households in Kambakam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kambakam · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****50%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**76%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****58%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kambakam?

■ Kambakam · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**972

Working population ****56.0%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.0% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (63%) · **■** Household industry 45 (4%) · **■** Other work 160 (16%) · **■** Marginal 59 (6%)

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 Varadaiahpalem

- Karepakam2,862 people
- Pandur2,578 people
- Chilamathur2,286 people
- Thondambattu1,950 people
- Arudur1,768 people
- Kadur1,749 people
- Thondur1,677 people
- Kuvvakolli1,318 people

[All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kambakam?517541
- How far is Kambakam from Chittoor?145 km by road
- What is the population of Kambakam?1,836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kambakam in?Chittoor district (Varadaiahpalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kambakam?61.8% (Census 2011)
