# Donakonda Village, Ardhaveedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ardhaveedu, Prakasam 

# Donakonda

Donakonda is a village in Ardhaveedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,028 people in 535 households**, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 2,028people (2011)
- 535households
- 62.1%literacy
- 523333PIN code

## Donakonda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Donakonda is 523333.** Donakonda falls in Ardhaveedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523333
- Gram panchayatDonakonda
- Community development blockArdhaveedu
- Census village code590875

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

## How far is Donakonda from nearby towns?

- Ardhaveedu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)132 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town)53 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 Donakonda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Donakonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ardaveedu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Cumbum
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandulapuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Donakonda known for?

The main crops are **cotton, castor and chillies**. About 59% of the 917 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Donakonda

Of every 100 households in Donakonda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Donakonda · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**71%

Tap water ****93%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****65%**

**71%

Television ****44%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

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 Donakonda?

■ Donakonda · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**927

Working population ****49.4%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 44.5% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 287 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 604 (60%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (10%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Ardhaveedu

- Bogolu3,182 people
- Peda Kandukur2,868 people
- Magutur2,422 people
- Bollu Palle2,368 people
- Velagalapaya1,809 people
- Ayyavari Palle434 people
- Potti Basavai Palle317 people

[All 13 villages in Ardhaveedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ardhaveedu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Donakonda?523333
- How far is Donakonda from Ongole?132 km by road
- What is the population of Donakonda?2,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Donakonda in?Prakasam district (Ardhaveedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Donakonda?62.1% (Census 2011)
