# Chikkavaram Village, Gannavaram, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gannavaram/chikkavaram/ Village · Gannavaram, Krishna # Chikkavaram Chikkavaram is a village in Gannavaram sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,666 people in 505 households**, the 14th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 1,666people (2011) - 505households - 65.8%literacy - 521101PIN code ## Chikkavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkavaram is 521101.** Chikkavaram falls in Gannavaram sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521101 - Gram panchayatChikkavaram - Community development blockGannavaram - Census village code589231 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkavaram from nearby towns? - Gannavaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)78 km by road - Vijayawada (nearest town)32 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 Chikkavaram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gannavaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gannavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Chikkavaram known for? The main crops are **mango and paddy**. About 59% of the 1,249 hectares of village land is sown, and 571 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 Chikkavaram Of every 100 households in Chikkavaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikkavaram · ■ Gannavaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****80%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **28% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **43% Use banking services ****59%** **55% Television ****61%** **63% Mobile phone ****37%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **17% Own their home ****93%** **75% 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 Chikkavaram? ■ Chikkavaram · ■ Gannavaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **953 Working population ****59.9%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 61.5% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (40%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 176 (18%) · **■** Marginal 358 (36%) 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 Gannavaram - Kondapavuluru2,484 people - Allapuram2,059 people - Purushottapatnam1,859 people - Bahubalendrunigudem1,790 people - Gopavarapugudem1,547 people - Venkatanarasimhapuram1,404 people - Ajjampudi1,228 people - Savarigudem1,183 people [All 25 villages in Gannavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gannavaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkavaram?521101 - How far is Chikkavaram from Machilipatnam?78 km by road - What is the population of Chikkavaram?1,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkavaram in?Krishna district (Gannavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chikkavaram?65.8% (Census 2011)