Village · Amalapuram, East Godavari # Sakuru Sakuru is a village in Amalapuram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533221. The 2011 Census counted 1,682 people in 495 households, the 15th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,682 people (2011) - 495 households - 81.8% literacy - 533221 PIN code ## Sakuru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sakuru is 533221. Sakuru falls in Amalapuram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 533221 - Gram panchayat Sakuru - Community development block Amalapuram - Census village code 587884 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sakuru from nearby towns? - Amalapuram (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ) 67 km by road - Amalapuram (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sakuru? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sakuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Amalapuram - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Amalapuram - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Amalapuram - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sakuru known for? The main crops are coconut. About 90% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sakuru Of every 100 households in Sakuru in 2011, 93 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakuru · ■ Amalapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 93% - Toilet within the home 67% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 49% - Tap water 72% 56% - Drinking water within premises 30% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 68% - Use banking services 23% 39% - Television 43% 52% - Mobile phone 48% 47% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 15% 15% - Own their home 93% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sakuru? ■ Sakuru · ■ Amalapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 80.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 712 961 - Working population 40.7% 41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 76.8% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 206 (30%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 208 (30%) · ■ Marginal 224 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Amalapuram - Palagummi 2,369 people - Nallamilli 1,996 people - Gunnapalle Agraharam 1,963 people - Thandavapalle 1,959 people - Immidivarappadu 1,151 people All 16 villages in Amalapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakuru? 533221 - How far is Sakuru from Kakinada? 67 km by road - What is the population of Sakuru? 1,682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakuru in? East Godavari district (Amalapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakuru? 81.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/amalapuram/sakuru/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.