# Gorripudi Village, Karapa, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Karapa, East Godavari 

# Gorripudi

Gorripudi is a village in Karapa sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533468**. The 2011 Census counted **6,449 people in 1,735 households**, the 5th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 6,449people (2011)
- 1,735households
- 62.0%literacy
- 533468PIN code

## Gorripudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorripudi is 533468.** Gorripudi falls in Karapa sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533468
- Gram panchayatGorripudi
- Community development blockKarapa
- Census village code587602

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

## How far is Gorripudi from nearby towns?

- Karapa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)12 km by road
- Kakinada (nearest town)12 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 Gorripudi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gorripudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karapa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karapa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kakinada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Gorripudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 75% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 575 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 Gorripudi

Of every 100 households in Gorripudi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorripudi · ■ Karapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**42%

Tap water ****62%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**66%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****53%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Gorripudi?

■ Gorripudi · ■ Karapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**973

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 60.1% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,371 (58%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 547 (23%) · **■** Marginal 259 (11%)

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 Karapa

- Karapa10,086 people
- Velangi7,408 people
- Nadakuduru7,117 people
- Gurajanapalle7,009 people
- Aratlakatta5,547 people
- Vemulavada5,001 people
- Yandamuru4,515 people
- Penuguduru4,001 people

[All 19 villages in Karapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/karapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorripudi?533468
- How far is Gorripudi from Kakinada?12 km by road
- What is the population of Gorripudi?6,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorripudi in?East Godavari district (Karapa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorripudi?62.0% (Census 2011)
