# Turakapeta Village, Amadalavalasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Amadalavalasa, Srikakulam 

# Turakapeta

Turakapeta is a village in Amadalavalasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532185**. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 243 households**, the 20th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 853people (2011)
- 243households
- 68.4%literacy
- 532185PIN code

## Turakapeta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turakapeta is 532185.** Turakapeta falls in Amadalavalasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532185
- Gram panchayatTurakapeta
- Community development blockAmadalavalasa
- Census village code581382

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

## How far is Turakapeta from nearby towns?

- Amadalavalasa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)20 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)9 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 Turakapeta?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Turakapeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Amadalavalasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amadalavalasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amadalavalasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Turakapeta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mustard**. About 68% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Turakapeta

Of every 100 households in Turakapeta in 2011, 91 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turakapeta · ■ Amadalavalasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**79%

Use banking services ****58%**

**60%

Television ****37%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Turakapeta?

■ Turakapeta · ■ Amadalavalasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**923

Working population ****45.0%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (14%) · **■** Marginal 104 (27%)

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 Amadalavalasa

- Santha Kothavalasa999 people
- Ponnampeta959 people
- Chintalapeta895 people
- Garimellakotha Valasa865 people
- Ramachandrapuram764 people
- Akkulapeta745 people
- Chittivalasa740 people
- Chinnajonnavalasa702 people

[All 38 villages in Amadalavalasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/amadalavalasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turakapeta?532185
- How far is Turakapeta from Srikakulam?20 km by road
- What is the population of Turakapeta?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turakapeta in?Srikakulam district (Amadalavalasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Turakapeta?68.4% (Census 2011)