# Bhimavaram Village, Vatsavai, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vatsavai, Krishna 

# Bhimavaram

Bhimavaram is a village in Vatsavai sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521178**. The 2011 Census counted **5,543 people in 1,474 households**, the 2nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 5,543people (2011)
- 1,474households
- 56.9%literacy
- 521178PIN code

## Bhimavaram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code521178
- Gram panchayatBhimavaram
- Community development blockVatsavai
- Census village code588821

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

## How far is Bhimavaram from nearby towns?

- Vatsavai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)162 km by road
- Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)10 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 Bhimavaram?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vatsavai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vatsavai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jaggayyapeta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhimavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chillies and cotton**. Products made here include rice. About 42% of the 2,452 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Bhimavaram

Of every 100 households in Bhimavaram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhimavaram · ■ Vatsavai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**50%

Tap water ****72%**

**75%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**77%

Use banking services ****49%**

**37%

Television ****55%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**89%

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 Bhimavaram?

■ Bhimavaram · ■ Vatsavai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**950

Working population ****55.5%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 47.2% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 384 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,188 (71%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 409 (13%) · **■** Marginal 78 (3%)

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 Vatsavai

- Vatsavai9,554 people
- Mangollu4,392 people
- Makkapeta4,306 people
- Kambampadu4,119 people
- Polampalle3,985 people

[All 26 villages in Vatsavai](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/vatsavai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhimavaram?521178
- How far is Bhimavaram from Machilipatnam?162 km by road
- What is the population of Bhimavaram?5,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhimavaram in?Krishna district (Vatsavai sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhimavaram?56.9% (Census 2011)
