# Sakhavaram Village, Voletivaripalem, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/voletivaripalem/sakhavaram/ Village · Voletivaripalem, Prakasam # Sakhavaram Sakhavaram is a village in Voletivaripalem sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523113**. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 728 households**, the 4th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 2,992people (2011) - 728households - 53.5%literacy - 523113PIN code ## Sakhavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakhavaram is 523113.** Sakhavaram falls in Voletivaripalem sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523113 - Gram panchayatSakhavaram - Community development blockVoletivaripalem - Census village code591524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhavaram from nearby towns? - Voletivaripalem (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)66 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)16 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 Sakhavaram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Sakhavaram known for? The main crops are **tobacco, paddy and cotton**. About 20% of the 1,356 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sakhavaram Of every 100 households in Sakhavaram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakhavaram · ■ Voletivaripalem rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **83% Tap water ****50%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **78% Use banking services ****47%** **52% Television ****49%** **46% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Sakhavaram? ■ Sakhavaram · ■ Voletivaripalem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **924 Working population ****54.3%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.3% for men and 44.4% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 897 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (7%) · **■** Marginal 356 (22%) 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 Voletivaripalem - Nekunampuram @ Pokur7,870 people - Chundi4,350 people - Voletivaripalem3,622 people - Kalavalla2,481 people - Naladalapur2,059 people - East Polineni Palem2,017 people - Ramachandrapuram1,856 people [All 21 villages in Voletivaripalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/voletivaripalem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakhavaram?523113 - How far is Sakhavaram from Ongole?66 km by road - What is the population of Sakhavaram?2,992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhavaram in?Prakasam district (Voletivaripalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakhavaram?53.5% (Census 2011)