# Calingapatnam Village, Gara, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gara, Srikakulam 

# Calingapatnam

Calingapatnam is a village in Gara sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532406**. The 2011 Census counted **6,459 people in 1,623 households**, the 3rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 6,459people (2011)
- 1,623households
- 76.2%literacy
- 532406PIN code

## Calingapatnam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Calingapatnam is 532406.** Calingapatnam falls in Gara sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532406
- Gram panchayatCalingapatnam
- Community development blockGara
- Census village code581508

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

## How far is Calingapatnam from nearby towns?

- Gara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)28 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)28 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 Calingapatnam?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Calingapatnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Calingapatnam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Calingapatnam

Of every 100 households in Calingapatnam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Calingapatnam · ■ Gara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**85%

Tap water ****99%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**81%

Use banking services ****60%**

**47%

Television ****58%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

Own their home ****84%**

**95%

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 Calingapatnam?

■ Calingapatnam · ■ Gara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**971

Working population ****37.3%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.2% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (25%) · **■** Household industry 58 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,585 (66%) · **■** Marginal 87 (4%)

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 Gara

- Srikurmam16,973 people
- Ampolu9,770 people
- Thonangi5,548 people
- Salihundam4,816 people
- Gara4,040 people
- Vomaravalli3,974 people

[All 25 villages in Gara](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/gara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Calingapatnam?532406
- How far is Calingapatnam from Srikakulam?28 km by road
- What is the population of Calingapatnam?6,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Calingapatnam in?Srikakulam district (Gara sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Calingapatnam?76.2% (Census 2011)
