# Kakandyam Village, Burja, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Burja, Srikakulam 

# Kakandyam

Kakandyam is a village in Burja sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532445**. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 141 households**, the 31st largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 548people (2011)
- 141households
- 67.0%literacy
- 532445PIN code

## Kakandyam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakandyam is 532445.** Kakandyam falls in Burja sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532445
- Gram panchayatMamidivalasa
- Community development blockBurja
- Census village code581217

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

## How far is Kakandyam from nearby towns?

- Burja (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)40 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)29 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 Kakandyam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kakandyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Burja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palakonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palakonda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Kakandyam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Kakandyam

Of every 100 households in Kakandyam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakandyam · ■ Burja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**50%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**40%

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 Kakandyam?

■ Kakandyam · ■ Burja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**1001

Working population ****46.7%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 207 (81%)

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 Burja

- Neelapuram603 people
- Kalaparthi585 people
- Gangampeta553 people
- Paravasturamanna Peta550 people
- Turupuramabhadrarajupeta517 people
- Jagannadhapuram515 people
- Gopalakrishnarangarayapuram500 people
- Vykuntapuram482 people

[All 64 villages in Burja](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/burja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakandyam?532445
- How far is Kakandyam from Srikakulam?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kakandyam?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakandyam in?Srikakulam district (Burja sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kakandyam?67.0% (Census 2011)