# Gokarnapuram Village, Kanchili, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kanchili, Srikakulam 

# Gokarnapuram

Gokarnapuram is a village in Kanchili sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532284**. The 2011 Census counted **2,263 people in 573 households**, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,263people (2011)
- 573households
- 54.9%literacy
- 532284PIN code

## Gokarnapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gokarnapuram is 532284.** Gokarnapuram falls in Kanchili sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532284
- Gram panchayatGokarnapuram
- Community development blockKanchili
- Census village code580421

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

## How far is Gokarnapuram from nearby towns?

- Kanchili (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)15 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 Gokarnapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gokarnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanchili
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanchili
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanchili
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gokarnapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and green gram**. About 88% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Gokarnapuram

Of every 100 households in Gokarnapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokarnapuram · ■ Kanchili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****30%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****69%**

**59%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gokarnapuram?

■ Gokarnapuram · ■ Kanchili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**912

Working population ****48.6%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 45.0% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 486 (44%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (10%) · **■** Marginal 381 (35%)

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 Kanchili

- Mathamsariapalle2,624 people
- Makarampuram2,490 people
- Buragam2,481 people
- Poleru2,275 people
- Sasanam2,059 people
- Baliyaputtuga2,050 people
- Kolluru1,829 people
- Mundala1,694 people

[All 58 villages in Kanchili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gokarnapuram?532284
- How far is Gokarnapuram from Srikakulam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Gokarnapuram?2,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokarnapuram in?Srikakulam district (Kanchili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gokarnapuram?54.9% (Census 2011)
