Village · Veligandla, Prakasam # Chodavaram Chodavaram is a village in Veligandla sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523223. The 2011 Census counted 776 people in 183 households, the 17th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 776 people (2011) - 183 households - 54.0% literacy - 523223 PIN code ## Chodavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chodavaram is 523223. Chodavaram falls in Veligandla sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523223 - Gram panchayat Chodavaram - Community development block Veligandla - Census village code 591247 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chodavaram from nearby towns? - Veligandla (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 104 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chodavaram? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chodavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kanigiri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Machavaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanigiri - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chodavaram known for? The main crops are sun flower and red gram. About 45% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chodavaram Of every 100 households in Chodavaram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chodavaram · ■ Veligandla rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 81% - Toilet within the home 3% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 89% - Tap water 79% 17% - Drinking water within premises 9% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90% - Use banking services 6% 54% - Television 14% 33% - Mobile phone 24% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 62% 36% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chodavaram? ■ Chodavaram · ■ Veligandla rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.0% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 574 911 - Working population 65.3% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 39.8% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 392 (77%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 30 (6%) · ■ Marginal 38 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Veligandla - Marapagunta 1,120 people - Kankanam Padu Agraharam 1,087 people - Panduva 1,040 people - Ramalinga Puram 988 people - Ganesuni Palle 771 people - Jangam Narasaya Palle 450 people - Ballavaram 354 people - Perugupalle 267 people All 26 villages in Veligandla ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chodavaram? 523223 - How far is Chodavaram from Ongole? 104 km by road - What is the population of Chodavaram? 776 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chodavaram in? Prakasam district (Veligandla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chodavaram? 54.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/veligandla/chodavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.