# Belagam Village, Kaviti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kaviti, Srikakulam 

# Belagam

Belagam is a village in Kaviti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532290**. The 2011 Census counted **5,543 people in 1,319 households**, the 4th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 5,543people (2011)
- 1,319households
- 61.9%literacy
- 532290PIN code

## Belagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Belagam is 532290.** Belagam falls in Kaviti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532290
- Gram panchayatBelagam
- Community development blockKaviti
- Census village code580466

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

## How far is Belagam from nearby towns?

- Kaviti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Ichchapuram (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 Belagam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Belagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaviti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaviti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Belagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and cashew nut**. About 85% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Belagam

Of every 100 households in Belagam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belagam · ■ Kaviti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****47%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**49%

Television ****41%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**41%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Belagam?

■ Belagam · ■ Kaviti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1089

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**937

Working population ****37.3%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 50.9% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (16%) · **■** Household industry 112 (5%) · **■** Other work 496 (24%) · **■** Marginal 962 (46%)

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 Kaviti

- Kaviti11,984 people
- Silagam8,624 people
- Borivanka7,053 people
- Rajapuram5,262 people
- Bejjiputtuga4,674 people
- Kapasakuddi4,393 people
- Nelavanka3,969 people

[All 21 villages in Kaviti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kaviti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belagam?532290
- How far is Belagam from Srikakulam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Belagam?5,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belagam in?Srikakulam district (Kaviti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Belagam?61.9% (Census 2011)
