# Vadapalem Village, Kothapeta, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kothapeta/vadapalem/ Village · Kothapeta, East Godavari # Vadapalem Vadapalem is a village in Kothapeta sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533223**. The 2011 Census counted **6,636 people in 1,858 households**, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 6,636people (2011) - 1,858households - 75.0%literacy - 533223PIN code ## Vadapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadapalem is 533223.** Vadapalem falls in Kothapeta sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code533223 - Gram panchayatVadapalem - Community development blockKothapeta - Census village code587681 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadapalem from nearby towns? - Kothapeta (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ)70 km by road - Amalapuram (nearest town)32 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 Vadapalem? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vadapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothapeta - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kothapeta - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kothapeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Vadapalem known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and maize**. About 56% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Vadapalem Of every 100 households in Vadapalem in 2011, 92 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadapalem · ■ Kothapeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****66%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **46% Tap water ****17%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **70% Use banking services ****22%** **40% Television ****56%** **52% Mobile phone ****39%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **15% Own their home ****84%** **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 Vadapalem? ■ Vadapalem · ■ Kothapeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **983 Working population ****35.5%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,210 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 687 (29%) · **■** Marginal 268 (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 Kothapeta - Kothapeta24,539 people - Vanapalle10,975 people - Avidi9,537 people - Palivela7,897 people - Modekurru6,362 people - Billa Kurru4,824 people - Ganti4,382 people - Khandrika1,363 people [All 10 villages in Kothapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kothapeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadapalem?533223 - How far is Vadapalem from Kakinada?70 km by road - What is the population of Vadapalem?6,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadapalem in?East Godavari district (Kothapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vadapalem?75.0% (Census 2011)