# Gokavaram Village, Prathipadu, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Prathipadu, East Godavari 

# Gokavaram

Gokavaram is a village in Prathipadu sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533430**. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 174 households**, the 22nd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 466people (2011)
- 174households
- 41.6%literacy
- 533430PIN code

## Gokavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gokavaram is 533430.** Gokavaram falls in Prathipadu sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533430
- Gram panchayatGokavaram
- Community development blockPrathipadu
- Census village code587292

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

## How far is Gokavaram from nearby towns?

- Prathipadu (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)60 km by road
- Peddapuram (nearest town)37 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 Gokavaram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gokavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Prathipadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Prathipadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prathipadu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Gokavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 10% of the 924 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Gokavaram

Of every 100 households in Gokavaram in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokavaram · ■ Prathipadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**53%

Tap water ****22%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****15%**

**33%

Television ****24%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****76%**

**87%

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 Gokavaram?

■ Gokavaram · ■ Prathipadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**949

Working population ****64.8%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 34.4% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 146 (48%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 135 (45%)

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 Prathipadu

- Venkatanagaram889 people
- Kothuru562 people
- Bavuruvaka560 people
- Pandavulapalem533 people
- Podurupaka396 people
- Vanthada388 people
- Bapannadhara336 people
- P. Jagannadhapuram321 people

[All 40 villages in Prathipadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/prathipadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gokavaram?533430
- How far is Gokavaram from Kakinada?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gokavaram?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokavaram in?East Godavari district (Prathipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gokavaram?41.6% (Census 2011)