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

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Village · Karapa, East Godavari 

# Kongodu

Kongodu is a village in Karapa sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533468**. The 2011 Census counted **2,101 people in 587 households**, the 13th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 2,101people (2011)
- 587households
- 57.0%literacy
- 533468PIN code

## Kongodu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code533468
- Gram panchayatKongodu
- Community development blockKarapa
- Census village code587603

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

## How far is Kongodu 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 Kongodu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kongodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karapa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karapa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kakinada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Kongodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 80% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Kongodu

Of every 100 households in Kongodu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kongodu · ■ Karapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**42%

Tap water ****74%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**66%

Use banking services ****20%**

**22%

Television ****64%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Kongodu?

■ Kongodu · ■ Karapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**973

Working population ****45.4%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 304 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (22%) · **■** Marginal 84 (9%)

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

- Penuguduru4,001 people
- Peddapurapadu3,898 people
- Kurada3,559 people
- Vakada2,336 people
- Koripalle1,776 people
- Siripuram1,359 people
- Z. Bhavaram1,335 people
- Patharlagadda1,191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kongodu?533468
- How far is Kongodu from Kakinada?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kongodu?2,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kongodu in?East Godavari district (Karapa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kongodu?57.0% (Census 2011)
