# Dondapadu Village, Gudivada, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gudivada, Krishna 

# Dondapadu

Dondapadu is a village in Gudivada sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521323**. The 2011 Census counted **2,664 people in 879 households**, the 6th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,664people (2011)
- 879households
- 72.9%literacy
- 521323PIN code

## Dondapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dondapadu is 521323.** Dondapadu falls in Gudivada sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521323
- Gram panchayatDondapadu
- Community development blockGudivada
- Census village code589441

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

## How far is Dondapadu from nearby towns?

- Gudivada (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)44 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)9 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 Dondapadu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dondapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Gudivada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudivada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudivada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Dondapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 75% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 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 Dondapadu

Of every 100 households in Dondapadu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dondapadu · ■ Gudivada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**41%

Tap water ****84%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**45%

Use banking services ****40%**

**27%

Television ****59%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****83%**

**78%

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 Dondapadu?

■ Dondapadu · ■ Gudivada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**948

Working population ****50.5%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (28%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 234 (17%) · **■** Marginal 485 (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 Gudivada

- Moturu4,092 people
- Billapadu3,234 people
- Bethavolu2,983 people
- Valivarthipadu2,935 people
- Lingavaram2,604 people
- Bommuluru2,332 people
- Chowtapalle2,190 people
- Ramanapudi1,391 people

[All 29 villages in Gudivada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gudivada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dondapadu?521323
- How far is Dondapadu from Machilipatnam?44 km by road
- What is the population of Dondapadu?2,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dondapadu in?Krishna district (Gudivada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dondapadu?72.9% (Census 2011)
