Village · Biccavolu, East Godavari
# Arikarevula

Arikarevula is a village in Biccavolu sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533255. The 2011 Census counted 2,035 people in 645 households, the 11th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.
- 2,035 people (2011)
- 645 households
- 68.3% literacy
- 533255 PIN code

## Arikarevula PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Arikarevula is 533255. Arikarevula falls in Biccavolu sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533255
- Gram panchayat Arikarevula
- Community development block Biccavolu
- Census village code 587538

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Arikarevula from nearby towns?
- Biccavolu (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Ramachandrapuram (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Arikarevula?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Arikarevula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Komaripalem
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arikarevula known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Arikarevula

Of every 100 households in Arikarevula in 2011, 96 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arikarevula · ■ Biccavolu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 81% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 19% 28%
- Tap water 100% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 64%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 64%
- Use banking services 15% 29%
- Television 51% 58%
- Mobile phone 38% 39%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 16%
- Own their home 96% 75%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Arikarevula?

■ Arikarevula · ■ Biccavolu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.3% 68.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1066 979
- Working population 37.4% 41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 64.0% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 119 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 526 (69%) · ■ Household industry 24 (3%) · ■ Other work 57 (7%) · ■ Marginal 35 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Biccavolu
- Rangapuram 4,820 people
- Kapavaram 3,835 people
- Tossipudi 2,404 people
- Illapalle 2,260 people
- Melluru 1,913 people
- Thummalapalle 450 people

All 14 villages in Biccavolu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Arikarevula? 533255
- How far is Arikarevula from Kakinada? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Arikarevula? 2,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arikarevula in? East Godavari district (Biccavolu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arikarevula? 68.3% (Census 2011)

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