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

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Village · Karapa, East Godavari 

# Vakada

Vakada is a village in Karapa sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533462**. The 2011 Census counted **2,336 people in 622 households**, the 12th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 2,336people (2011)
- 622households
- 76.3%literacy
- 533462PIN code

## Vakada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vakada is 533462.** Vakada falls in Karapa sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533462
- Gram panchayatVakada
- Community development blockKarapa
- Census village code587605

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

## How far is Vakada from nearby towns?

- Karapa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kakinada (nearest town)15 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 Vakada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Velangi
- ○Degree college5–10 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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Vakada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. Products made here include rice. About 85% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 324 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 Vakada

Of every 100 households in Vakada in 2011, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vakada · ■ Karapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**66%

Use banking services ****31%**

**22%

Television ****61%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Vakada?

■ Vakada · ■ Karapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**973

Working population ****40.3%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 72.6% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (18%) · **■** Marginal 331 (35%)

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

- Yandamuru4,515 people
- Penuguduru4,001 people
- Peddapurapadu3,898 people
- Kurada3,559 people
- Kongodu2,101 people
- Koripalle1,776 people
- Siripuram1,359 people
- Z. Bhavaram1,335 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vakada?533462
- How far is Vakada from Kakinada?15 km by road
- What is the population of Vakada?2,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vakada in?East Godavari district (Karapa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vakada?76.3% (Census 2011)