Village · Unguturu, Krishna
# Garapadu

Garapadu is a village in Unguturu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 521312. The 2011 Census counted 934 people in 273 households, the 15th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.
- 934 people (2011)
- 273 households
- 78.2% literacy
- 521312 PIN code

## Garapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garapadu is 521312. Garapadu falls in Unguturu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 521312
- Gram panchayat Garapadu
- Community development block Unguturu
- Census village code 589255

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garapadu from nearby towns?
- Unguturu (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garapadu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gannavaram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gannavaram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gudivada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garapadu known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 88% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garapadu

Of every 100 households in Garapadu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garapadu · ■ Unguturu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 85% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 37%
- Tap water 100% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 35% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 63% 49%
- Use banking services 34% 47%
- Television 45% 58%
- Mobile phone 28% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 22%
- Own their home 90% 83%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garapadu?

■ Garapadu · ■ Unguturu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.2% 72.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1038
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 717 965
- Working population 56.1% 50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 51 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 427 (81%) · ■ Other work 42 (8%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Unguturu
- Veldipadu 1,304 people
- Vemanda 1,215 people
- Koyyagurapadu 1,080 people
- Nagavarappadu 1,007 people
- Chagantipadu 858 people
- Mukkapadu 848 people
- Lankapalle Agraharam 780 people
- Ponukumadu 766 people

All 30 villages in Unguturu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garapadu? 521312
- How far is Garapadu from Machilipatnam? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Garapadu? 934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garapadu in? Krishna district (Unguturu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garapadu? 78.2% (Census 2011)

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