Village · Ongole, Prakasam
# Karavadi

Karavadi is a village in Ongole sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523182. The 2011 Census counted 6,327 people in 1,673 households, the 3rd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.
- 6,327 people (2011)
- 1,673 households
- 70.8% literacy
- 523182 PIN code

## Karavadi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karavadi is 523182. Karavadi falls in Ongole sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523182
- Gram panchayat Karavadi, Dasarajupalle
- Community development block Ongole
- Census village code 591329

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karavadi from nearby towns?
- Ongole (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Ongole (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karavadi?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Karavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ongole
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ongole
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ongole
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karavadi known for?

The main crops are paddy, bengal gram and tobacco. Products made here include bricks. About 82% of the 2,643 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karavadi

Of every 100 households in Karavadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karavadi · ■ Ongole rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 92%
- Toilet within the home 46% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 61%
- Tap water 88% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 44%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 49% 54%
- Use banking services 75% 56%
- Television 69% 62%
- Mobile phone 63% 54%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 20%
- Own their home 87% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karavadi?

■ Karavadi · ■ Ongole rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 66.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 976
- Working population 52.2% 51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 60.5% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 373 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,130 (65%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 691 (21%) · ■ Marginal 103 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ongole
- Throvagunta 7,992 people
- Devaram Padu 6,366 people
- Koppolu 4,837 people
- Mukthinutala Padu 3,092 people
- Cheruvu Kommu Palem 3,062 people
- Pelluru 3,012 people

All 17 villages in Ongole

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karavadi? 523182
- How far is Karavadi from Ongole? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Karavadi? 6,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karavadi in? Prakasam district (Ongole sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karavadi? 70.8% (Census 2011)

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