# Punnam Village, Ganguvarisigadam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ganguvarisigadam, Srikakulam 

# Punnam

Punnam is a village in Ganguvarisigadam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532128**. The 2011 Census counted **1,122 people in 258 households**, the 19th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,122people (2011)
- 258households
- 59.4%literacy
- 532128PIN code

## Punnam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punnam is 532128.** Punnam falls in Ganguvarisigadam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532128
- Gram panchayatPunnam
- Community development blockGanguvarisigadam
- Census village code581339

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

## How far is Punnam from nearby towns?

- G.Sigadam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajam (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 Punnam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Punnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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 school10+ km · Cheepurupalle
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garividi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Punnam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. About 61% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Punnam

Of every 100 households in Punnam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Punnam · ■ Ganguvarisigadam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**6%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****86%**

**52%

Television ****46%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**37%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Punnam?

■ Punnam · ■ Ganguvarisigadam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**935

Working population ****55.5%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 47.0% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 211 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (34%) · **■** Other work 70 (11%) · **■** Marginal 129 (21%)

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 Ganguvarisigadam

- Yenduva1,409 people
- Chettupodilam1,373 people
- Jagannadhavalasa1,330 people
- Tankaladuggivalasa1,233 people
- Madhupam1,116 people
- Penasam1,034 people
- S.P. Ramachandra Puram930 people
- Palakhandyam920 people

[All 43 villages in Ganguvarisigadam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ganguvarisigadam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punnam?532128
- How far is Punnam from Srikakulam?50 km by road
- What is the population of Punnam?1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punnam in?Srikakulam district (Ganguvarisigadam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punnam?59.4% (Census 2011)
