# Gowravaram Village, Jaggayyapeta, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Jaggayyapeta, Krishna 

# Gowravaram

Gowravaram is a village in Jaggayyapeta sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521178**. The 2011 Census counted **4,781 people in 1,293 households**, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 4,781people (2011)
- 1,293households
- 60.2%literacy
- 521178PIN code

## Gowravaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowravaram is 521178.** Gowravaram falls in Jaggayyapeta sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521178
- Gram panchayatGowravaram
- Community development blockJaggayyapeta
- Census village code588850

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

## How far is Gowravaram from nearby towns?

- Jaggayyapeta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)172 km by road
- Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)14 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 Gowravaram?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Gowravaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaggayyapeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaggayyapeta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Gowravaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and cotton**. About 62% of the 1,032 hectares of village land is sown, and 543 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 Gowravaram

Of every 100 households in Gowravaram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gowravaram · ■ Jaggayyapeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**42%

Tap water ****67%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**63%

Use banking services ****39%**

**51%

Television ****54%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****91%**

**81%

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 Gowravaram?

■ Gowravaram · ■ Jaggayyapeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**964

Working population ****59.1%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 52.9% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,202 (78%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 275 (10%) · **■** Marginal 49 (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 Jaggayyapeta

- Chillakallu11,734 people
- Shermohammedpet7,002 people
- Gandrai5,734 people
- Budawada4,805 people
- Bandipalem4,568 people
- Pochampalle3,798 people
- Anumanchipalle3,583 people
- Torraguntapalem3,295 people

[All 24 villages in Jaggayyapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/jaggayyapeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gowravaram?521178
- How far is Gowravaram from Machilipatnam?172 km by road
- What is the population of Gowravaram?4,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowravaram in?Krishna district (Jaggayyapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowravaram?60.2% (Census 2011)