# Chodavaram Village, Pedana, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pedana, Krishna 

# Chodavaram

Chodavaram is a village in Pedana sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521366**. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 249 households**, the 15th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 952people (2011)
- 249households
- 74.2%literacy
- 521366PIN code

## Chodavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chodavaram is 521366.** Chodavaram falls in Pedana sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521366
- Gram panchayatChodavaram
- Community development blockPedana
- Census village code589628

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

## How far is Chodavaram from nearby towns?

- Pedana (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Pedana (nearest town)15 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 Chodavaram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chodavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Pedana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pedana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○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 watercovered wells
- 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 Chodavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 495 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 Chodavaram

Of every 100 households in Chodavaram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chodavaram · ■ Pedana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

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

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**66%

Use banking services ****64%**

**48%

Television ****63%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Chodavaram?

■ Chodavaram · ■ Pedana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**873

Working population ****42.4%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 71.2% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (77%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Pedana

- Madaka1,417 people
- Nadupuru1,366 people
- Kuduru1,192 people
- Pullapadu1,015 people
- Lankalakalavagunta906 people
- Penumalli850 people
- Nelakondapalle529 people
- Singarayapalem466 people

[All 30 villages in Pedana](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/pedana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chodavaram?521366
- How far is Chodavaram from Machilipatnam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chodavaram?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chodavaram in?Krishna district (Pedana sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chodavaram?74.2% (Census 2011)