# Garikapadu Village, Bollapalle, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Bollapalle, Guntur 

# Garikapadu

Garikapadu is a village in Bollapalle sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522614**. The 2011 Census counted **5,674 people in 1,492 households**, the 3rd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.

- 5,674people (2011)
- 1,492households
- 36.0%literacy
- 522614PIN code

## Garikapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garikapadu is 522614.** Garikapadu falls in Bollapalle sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code522614
- Gram panchayatGarikapadu, Pamidipadu, Marripalem
- Community development blockBollapalle
- Census village code590056

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

## How far is Garikapadu from nearby towns?

- Bollapalle (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Macherla (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 Garikapadu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Garikapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · Karampudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vinukonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vinukonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Garikapadu known for?

About 24% of the 3,032 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Garikapadu

Of every 100 households in Garikapadu in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garikapadu · ■ Bollapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**81%

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

**12%

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

**85%

Tap water ****34%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****52%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Garikapadu?

■ Garikapadu · ■ Bollapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**40.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**924

Working population ****60.9%**

**59.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 25.6% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,022 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,233 (65%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (3%) · **■** Marginal 85 (2%)

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 Bollapalle

- Vellatur8,120 people
- Gutlapalle5,762 people
- Mellavagu4,731 people
- Bollapalle4,727 people
- Vaddemgunta4,246 people
- Gandiganumala3,850 people

[All 14 villages in Bollapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/bollapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garikapadu?522614
- How far is Garikapadu from Guntur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Garikapadu?5,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garikapadu in?Guntur district (Bollapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garikapadu?36.0% (Census 2011)
