# Salihundam Village, Gara, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/gara/salihundam/ Village · Gara, Srikakulam # Salihundam Salihundam is a village in Gara sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532405**. The 2011 Census counted **4,816 people in 1,291 households**, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 4,816people (2011) - 1,291households - 59.9%literacy - 532405PIN code ## Salihundam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salihundam is 532405.** Salihundam falls in Gara sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532405 - Gram panchayatSalihundam - Community development blockGara - Census village code581505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salihundam from nearby towns? - Gara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)20 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)20 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 Salihundam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Salihundam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Calingapatnam - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikakulam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Salihundam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and pulses**. About 67% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 570 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 Salihundam Of every 100 households in Salihundam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salihundam · ■ Gara rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****61%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **81% Use banking services ****49%** **47% Television ****40%** **40% Mobile phone ****48%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Salihundam? ■ Salihundam · ■ Gara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **971 Working population ****45.1%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 52.0% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,375 (63%) · **■** Household industry 97 (4%) · **■** Other work 464 (21%) · **■** Marginal 47 (2%) 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 - Calingapatnam6,459 people - Thonangi5,548 people - Gara4,040 people - Vomaravalli3,974 people - Vadada3,715 people - Ramachandra Puram3,283 people [All 25 villages in Gara](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/gara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salihundam?532405 - How far is Salihundam from Srikakulam?20 km by road - What is the population of Salihundam?4,816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salihundam in?Srikakulam district (Gara sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salihundam?59.9% (Census 2011)