# Garikaparru Village, Thotlavalluru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/thotlavalluru/garikaparru/ Village · Thotlavalluru, Krishna # Garikaparru Garikaparru is a village in Thotlavalluru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521165**. The 2011 Census counted **2,945 people in 880 households**, the 3rd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 2,945people (2011) - 880households - 72.3%literacy - 521165PIN code ## Garikaparru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garikaparru is 521165.** Garikaparru falls in Thotlavalluru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521165 - Gram panchayatGarikaparru - Community development blockThotlavalluru - Census village code589521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garikaparru from nearby towns? - Thotlavalluru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)39 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 Garikaparru? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Garikaparru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Vuyyuru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vuyyuru - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vuyyuru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Garikaparru known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 83% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Garikaparru Of every 100 households in Garikaparru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garikaparru · ■ Thotlavalluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****75%** **69% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **30% Tap water ****43%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **44% Use banking services ****31%** **54% Television ****73%** **61% Mobile phone ****42%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****11%** **19% Own their home ****92%** **87% 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 Garikaparru? ■ Garikaparru · ■ Thotlavalluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **987 Working population ****51.6%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 67.9% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 904 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 239 (16%) · **■** Marginal 159 (10%) 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 Thotlavalluru - South Valluru8,720 people - North Valluru6,881 people - Chagantipadu2,896 people - Devarapalle2,710 people - Yakamuru2,447 people - Royyuru2,383 people [All 16 villages in Thotlavalluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/thotlavalluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garikaparru?521165 - How far is Garikaparru from Machilipatnam?39 km by road - What is the population of Garikaparru?2,945 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garikaparru in?Krishna district (Thotlavalluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garikaparru?72.3% (Census 2011)