# Gadikota Village, Giddalur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Giddalur, Prakasam 

# Gadikota

Gadikota is a village in Giddalur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533367**. The 2011 Census counted **2,397 people in 604 households**, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 2,397people (2011)
- 604households
- 58.8%literacy
- 533367PIN code

## Gadikota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadikota is 533367.** Gadikota falls in Giddalur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533367
- Gram panchayatGadikota
- Community development blockGiddalur
- Census village code591200

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

## How far is Gadikota from nearby towns?

- Giddalur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)156 km by road
- Markapur (nearest town)76 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 Gadikota?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gadikota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Giddalur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giddalur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giddalur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Gadikota known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and jowar**. About 29% of the 2,577 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 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 Gadikota

Of every 100 households in Gadikota in 2011, 77 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadikota · ■ Giddalur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**75%

Tap water ****51%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****93%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gadikota?

■ Gadikota · ■ Giddalur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**964

Working population ****54.4%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 41.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,049 (80%) · **■** Other work 43 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (0%)

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 Giddalur

- Uyyala Wada4,272 people
- Narava2,503 people
- Podili Konda Palle2,494 people
- Kommunuru2,401 people
- Kanchi Palle2,280 people
- Kotha Kota1,786 people
- Kongala Veedu1,669 people
- Chatti Reddy Palle1,551 people

[All 21 villages in Giddalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/giddalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gadikota?533367
- How far is Gadikota from Ongole?156 km by road
- What is the population of Gadikota?2,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadikota in?Prakasam district (Giddalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadikota?58.8% (Census 2011)
