# Chandavaram Village, Donakonda, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/donakonda/chandavaram/ Village · Donakonda, Prakasam # Chandavaram Chandavaram is a village in Donakonda sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523305**. The 2011 Census counted **4,016 people in 1,008 households**, the 2nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%. - 4,016people (2011) - 1,008households - 38.7%literacy - 523305PIN code ## Chandavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandavaram is 523305.** Chandavaram falls in Donakonda sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523305 - Gram panchayatChandavaram - Community development blockDonakonda - Census village code590620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandavaram from nearby towns? - Donakonda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)100 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)45 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 Chandavaram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chandavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Badapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Chandavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, red gram and chillies**. About 26% of the 1,765 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Chandavaram Of every 100 households in Chandavaram in 2011, 72 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chandavaram · ■ Donakonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **83% Toilet within the home ****9%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****46%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **88% Use banking services ****28%** **57% Television ****47%** **35% Mobile phone ****40%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Chandavaram? ■ Chandavaram · ■ Donakonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.7%** **49.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **924 Working population ****55.6%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.7% for men and 28.8% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 242 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,354 (61%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 172 (8%) · **■** Marginal 463 (21%) 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 Donakonda - Bada Puram4,162 people - Kotcherla Kota4,012 people - Gudipadu3,384 people - Pole Palle3,101 people - Mallam Peta2,658 people [All 30 villages in Donakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/donakonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandavaram?523305 - How far is Chandavaram from Ongole?100 km by road - What is the population of Chandavaram?4,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandavaram in?Prakasam district (Donakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chandavaram?38.7% (Census 2011)