# Gidajam Village, Rowthulapudi, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Rowthulapudi, East Godavari 

# Gidajam

Gidajam is a village in Rowthulapudi sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533406**. The 2011 Census counted **2,853 people in 776 households**, the 6th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 2,853people (2011)
- 776households
- 56.8%literacy
- 533406PIN code

## Gidajam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gidajam is 533406.** Gidajam falls in Rowthulapudi sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533406
- Gram panchayatGidajam
- Community development blockRowthulapudi
- Census village code587015

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

## How far is Gidajam from nearby towns?

- Rowthulapudi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tuni (nearest town)16 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 Gidajam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gidajam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Annavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Annavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Gidajam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and banana**. About 35% of the 775 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Gidajam

Of every 100 households in Gidajam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gidajam · ■ Rowthulapudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**71%

Tap water ****84%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**27%

Television ****43%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**36%

Own their home ****84%**

**90%

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 Gidajam?

■ Gidajam · ■ Rowthulapudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**966

Working population ****42.4%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (33%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (7%) · **■** Marginal 641 (53%)

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 Rowthulapudi

- Mulagapudi4,600 people
- Srungavaram3,774 people
- Namagiri Narendrapatnam3,107 people
- Latchireddipalem3,078 people
- A. Mallavaram2,833 people
- Srungadhara Agraharam2,618 people
- Parupaka2,336 people
- Santha Pydipala2,196 people

[All 44 villages in Rowthulapudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/rowthulapudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gidajam?533406
- How far is Gidajam from Kakinada?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gidajam?2,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidajam in?East Godavari district (Rowthulapudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gidajam?56.8% (Census 2011)
