# Karakapadu Village, Gangavaram, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gangavaram, East Godavari 

# Karakapadu

Karakapadu is a village in Gangavaram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533428**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 45 households**, the 43rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 157people (2011)
- 45households
- 42.2%literacy
- 533428PIN code

## Karakapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karakapadu is 533428.** Karakapadu falls in Gangavaram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533428
- Gram panchayatPandraprolu
- Community development blockGangavaram
- Census village code587076

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

## How far is Karakapadu from nearby towns?

- Gangavaram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)115 km by road
- Rajahmundry (nearest town)80 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 Karakapadu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karakapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Addateegala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Addateegala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampachodavaram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Karakapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 72% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karakapadu

Of every 100 households in Karakapadu in 2011, 26 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karakapadu · ■ Gangavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Karakapadu?

■ Karakapadu · ■ Gangavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**1043

Working population ****76.4%**

**63.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 40.9% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Gangavaram

- Yamanapalle171 people
- Pandraprolu166 people
- Ummetha161 people
- Pandrapottipalem158 people
- Chinagarlapadu142 people
- Lakshmipuram137 people
- Pothandorapalem134 people
- Yellapuram131 people

[All 60 villages in Gangavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/gangavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karakapadu?533428
- How far is Karakapadu from Kakinada?115 km by road
- What is the population of Karakapadu?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karakapadu in?East Godavari district (Gangavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karakapadu?42.2% (Census 2011)