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

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Village · Prathipadu, East Godavari 

# Podurupaka

Podurupaka is a village in Prathipadu sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533430**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 120 households**, the 23rd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 396people (2011)
- 120households
- 46.5%literacy
- 533430PIN code

## Podurupaka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code533430
- Gram panchayatGokavaram
- Community development blockPrathipadu
- Census village code587289

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

## How far is Podurupaka from nearby towns?

- Prathipadu (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)75 km by road
- Peddapuram (nearest town)36 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 Podurupaka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Podurupaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Podurupaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 62% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Podurupaka

Of every 100 households in Podurupaka in 2011, 72 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podurupaka · ■ Prathipadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****1%**

**33%

Television ****24%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Podurupaka?

■ Podurupaka · ■ Prathipadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**949

Working population ****30.8%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 44.8% for women. 61% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 37 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (70%)

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

- Kothuru562 people
- Bavuruvaka560 people
- Pandavulapalem533 people
- Gokavaram466 people
- Vanthada388 people
- Bapannadhara336 people
- P. Jagannadhapuram321 people
- Thotapalle287 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podurupaka?533430
- How far is Podurupaka from Kakinada?75 km by road
- What is the population of Podurupaka?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podurupaka in?East Godavari district (Prathipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Podurupaka?46.5% (Census 2011)