Village · Pithapuram, East Godavari
# Virava

Virava is a village in Pithapuram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533450. The 2011 Census counted 4,192 people in 1,220 households, the 7th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 4,192 people (2011)
- 1,220 households
- 61.4% literacy
- 533450 PIN code

## Virava PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Virava is 533450. Virava falls in Pithapuram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533450
- Gram panchayat Virava
- Community development block Pithapuram
- Census village code 587462

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Virava from nearby towns?
- Pithapuram (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Pithapuram (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Virava?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Virava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pithapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pithapuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kakinada
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Virava known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugar cane and vegetables. Products made here include rice. About 87% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 331 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Virava

Of every 100 households in Virava in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Virava · ■ Pithapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 92%
- Toilet within the home 36% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 34%
- Tap water 53% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 78%
- Use banking services 11% 27%
- Television 53% 56%
- Mobile phone 29% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 23% 20%
- Own their home 89% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Virava?

■ Virava · ■ Pithapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 964
- Working population 33.6% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 135 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,027 (73%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 176 (13%) · ■ Marginal 48 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pithapuram
- Bhogapuram 7,050 people
- Mallam 4,975 people
- Kolanka 4,657 people
- Pro. Rayavaram 4,248 people
- Kandarada 3,894 people
- Raparthi 3,566 people
- Veldurthi 3,285 people
- Pro. Donthamuru 2,976 people

All 25 villages in Pithapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Virava? 533450
- How far is Virava from Kakinada? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Virava? 4,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virava in? East Godavari district (Pithapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Virava? 61.4% (Census 2011)

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