Village · Doravarisatram, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Karikadu Karikadu is a village in Doravarisatram sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524123. The 2011 Census counted 743 people in 219 households, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 743 people (2011) - 219 households - 42.7% literacy - 524123 PIN code ## Karikadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karikadu is 524123. Karikadu falls in Doravarisatram sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524123 - Gram panchayat Meejuru - Community development block Doravarisatram - Census village code 592685 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karikadu from nearby towns? - Doravarisatram (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 105 km by road - Gudur (nearest town) 67 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karikadu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Karikadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sullurpeta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sullurpeta - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tada - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ 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 treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karikadu known for? The main crops are paddy. About 6% of the 1,603 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karikadu Of every 100 households in Karikadu in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karikadu · ■ Doravarisatram rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 84% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 99% 52% - Drinking water within premises 0% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 90% - Use banking services 35% 51% - Television 32% 51% - Mobile phone 42% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 44% 32% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karikadu? ■ Karikadu · ■ Doravarisatram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.7% 62.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 947 - Working population 56.3% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.2% for men and 40.1% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 413 (99%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Doravarisatram - Vedurupattu 1,164 people - Singanalathuru 1,141 people - Kattuvapalle 849 people - Nelapattu 785 people - Minamanamudi 739 people - Meezuru 708 people - Vetagiripalem 612 people - Thogaramudi 589 people All 45 villages in Doravarisatram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikadu? 524123 - How far is Karikadu from Nellore? 105 km by road - What is the population of Karikadu? 743 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikadu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Doravarisatram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karikadu? 42.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/doravarisatram/karikadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.