# Viravada Village, Pithapuram, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pithapuram, East Godavari 

# Viravada

Viravada is a village in Pithapuram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533450**. The 2011 Census counted **7,170 people in 2,041 households**, the 2nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 7,170people (2011)
- 2,041households
- 60.2%literacy
- 533450PIN code

## Viravada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Viravada is 533450.** Viravada falls in Pithapuram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533450
- Gram panchayatViravada
- Community development blockPithapuram
- Census village code587468

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

## How far is Viravada from nearby towns?

- Pithapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)27 km by road
- Pithapuram (nearest town)5 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 Viravada?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Viravada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pithapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pithapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kakinada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Viravada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and vegetables**. About 62% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 416 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 Viravada

Of every 100 households in Viravada in 2011, 92 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Viravada · ■ Pithapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**34%

Tap water ****72%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**78%

Use banking services ****23%**

**27%

Television ****61%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 Viravada?

■ Viravada · ■ Pithapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**964

Working population ****35.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,627 (63%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 270 (11%) · **■** Marginal 492 (19%)

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 Pithapuram

- Chitrada7,992 people
- Bhogapuram7,050 people
- Mallam4,975 people
- Kolanka4,657 people
- Pro. Rayavaram4,248 people

[All 25 villages in Pithapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/pithapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Viravada?533450
- How far is Viravada from Kakinada?27 km by road
- What is the population of Viravada?7,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Viravada in?East Godavari district (Pithapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Viravada?60.2% (Census 2011)
