Village · Rampachodavaram, East Godavari
# Akuru

Akuru is a village in Rampachodavaram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533288. The 2011 Census counted 183 people in 58 households, the 61st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.
- 183 people (2011)
- 58 households
- 30.1% literacy
- 533288 PIN code

## Akuru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Akuru is 533288. Akuru falls in Rampachodavaram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533288
- Gram panchayat Akuru
- Community development block Rampachodavaram
- Census village code 587156

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

## How far is Akuru from nearby towns?
- Rampachodavaram (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Rajahmundry (nearest town) 78 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Akuru?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pedageddada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampachodavaram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampachodavaram
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akuru known for?

The main crops are tamarind, sounf and shikakai. Products made here include honey products, leaf plates and brooms. About 98% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Akuru

Of every 100 households in Akuru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akuru · ■ Rampachodavaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 53%
- Toilet within the home 60% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 86%
- Tap water 0% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 23%
- Television 9% 23%
- Mobile phone 0% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 86% 50%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Akuru?

■ Akuru · ■ Rampachodavaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 30.1% 55.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1179 1109
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 1013
- Working population 69.9% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.3% for men and 23.5% for women. 76% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (95%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rampachodavaram
- Koyyalagudem 230 people
- Veerlamamidi 213 people
- Peda Barangi 205 people
- Gogumilli 185 people
- M. Burugubanda 136 people
- Tirugatirallu 124 people
- Immidivaram 121 people
- Bheemavaram 116 people

All 76 villages in Rampachodavaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Akuru? 533288
- How far is Akuru from Kakinada? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Akuru? 183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akuru in? East Godavari district (Rampachodavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akuru? 30.1% (Census 2011)

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