# Vakkalanka Village, Ambajipeta, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/ambajipeta/vakkalanka/ Village · Ambajipeta, East Godavari # Vakkalanka Vakkalanka is a village in Ambajipeta sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533241**. The 2011 Census counted **2,418 people in 641 households**, the 10th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 2,418people (2011) - 641households - 81.5%literacy - 533241PIN code ## Vakkalanka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakkalanka is 533241.** Vakkalanka falls in Ambajipeta sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code533241 - Gram panchayatVakkalanka - Community development blockAmbajipeta - Census village code587800 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakkalanka from nearby towns? - Ambajipeta (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ)76 km by road - Amalapuram (nearest town)16 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 Vakkalanka? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vakkalanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pulletikurru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Machavaram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Machavaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vakkalanka known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include rice. About 82% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Vakkalanka Of every 100 households in Vakkalanka in 2011, 95 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vakkalanka · ■ Ambajipeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****48%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **53% Tap water ****4%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **70% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****58%** **50% Mobile phone ****55%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****86%** **86% 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 Vakkalanka? ■ Vakkalanka · ■ Ambajipeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **958 Working population ****47.7%** **42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (31%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 243 (21%) · **■** Marginal 476 (41%) 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 Ambajipeta - Thondavaram3,364 people - Chiratapudi3,349 people - Irusumanda2,722 people - Nandampudi2,430 people - Mukkamala2,407 people - Pasupalle2,070 people - Mosalipalle1,927 people [All 13 villages in Ambajipeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/ambajipeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vakkalanka?533241 - How far is Vakkalanka from Kakinada?76 km by road - What is the population of Vakkalanka?2,418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakkalanka in?East Godavari district (Ambajipeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vakkalanka?81.5% (Census 2011)