Village · Sakhinetipalle, East Godavari
# Rameswaram

Rameswaram is a village in Sakhinetipalle sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533251. The 2011 Census counted 5,218 people in 1,322 households, the 6th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.
- 5,218 people (2011)
- 1,322 households
- 80.7% literacy
- 533251 PIN code

## Rameswaram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rameswaram is 533251. Rameswaram falls in Sakhinetipalle sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533251
- Gram panchayat Rameswaram
- Community development block Sakhinetipalle
- Census village code 587852

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

## How far is Rameswaram from nearby towns?
- Sakhinetipalle (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Narasapur (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rameswaram?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Rameswaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sakhinetipalli
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sakhinetipalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sivakodu
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 16 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 Rameswaram known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include lace knitting. About 73% of the 772 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rameswaram

Of every 100 households in Rameswaram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rameswaram · ■ Sakhinetipalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 93%
- Toilet within the home 84% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 12% 42%
- Tap water 97% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 74%
- Use banking services 59% 50%
- Television 53% 55%
- Mobile phone 51% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 13%
- Own their home 95% 90%

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

## What is the population of Rameswaram?

■ Rameswaram · ■ Sakhinetipalle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 81.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1098 976
- Working population 42.2% 43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 75.5% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 259 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,151 (52%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 378 (17%) · ■ Marginal 402 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sakhinetipalle
- Antarvedi 15,605 people
- Antarvedipalem 14,162 people
- Kesavadasupalem 8,011 people
- Mori 7,357 people
- Appanaramuni Lanka 4,295 people
- Gudimula Kandrika 2,192 people

All 8 villages in Sakhinetipalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rameswaram? 533251
- How far is Rameswaram from Kakinada? 115 km by road
- What is the population of Rameswaram? 5,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rameswaram in? East Godavari district (Sakhinetipalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rameswaram? 80.7% (Census 2011)

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