# Pochavaram Village, Vatsavai, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/vatsavai/pochavaram/ Village · Vatsavai, Krishna # Pochavaram Pochavaram is a village in Vatsavai sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521402**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 163 households**, the 22nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 560people (2011) - 163households - 67.5%literacy - 521402PIN code ## Pochavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pochavaram is 521402.** Pochavaram falls in Vatsavai sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521402 - Gram panchayatPochavaram - Community development blockVatsavai - Census village code588812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pochavaram from nearby towns? - Vatsavai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)167 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)17 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 Pochavaram? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pochavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vatsavai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vatsavai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaggayyapeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 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 Pochavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 72% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Pochavaram Of every 100 households in Pochavaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pochavaram · ■ Vatsavai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****39%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **50% Tap water ****13%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **77% Use banking services ****78%** **37% Television ****47%** **52% Mobile phone ****51%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **28% Own their home ****93%** **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 Pochavaram? ■ Pochavaram · ■ Vatsavai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710** **950 Working population ****63.2%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 59.0% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (70%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 - Allurupadu1,207 people - Peda Modugapalle1,150 people - Dechupalem1,125 people - China Modugapalle978 people - Gangavalli447 people [All 26 villages in Vatsavai](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/vatsavai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pochavaram?521402 - How far is Pochavaram from Machilipatnam?167 km by road - What is the population of Pochavaram?560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pochavaram in?Krishna district (Vatsavai sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pochavaram?67.5% (Census 2011)