# Varakha Village, Kaviti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kaviti, Srikakulam 

# Varakha

Varakha is a village in Kaviti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532292**. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 569 households**, the 14th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 569households
- 66.9%literacy
- 532292PIN code

## Varakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varakha is 532292.** Varakha falls in Kaviti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532292
- Gram panchayatVarakha
- Community development blockKaviti
- Census village code580471

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

## How far is Varakha from nearby towns?

- Sompeta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)158 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)35 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 Varakha?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Varakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Sub 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaviti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaviti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Varakha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 77% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Varakha

Of every 100 households in Varakha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Varakha · ■ Kaviti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****11%**

**35%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****65%**

**49%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Varakha?

■ Varakha · ■ Kaviti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1089

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**937

Working population ****44.8%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 54.0% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (31%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 191 (19%) · **■** Marginal 348 (34%)

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

- Manikyapuram3,738 people
- Karapadu2,741 people
- Balliputtuga2,727 people
- Kusumpuram2,618 people
- Deppili Gonapaputtuga2,242 people
- Kojjiria1,928 people
- Bhyripuram1,280 people
- Raghunadhapuram443 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varakha?532292
- How far is Varakha from Srikakulam?158 km by road
- What is the population of Varakha?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varakha in?Srikakulam district (Kaviti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Varakha?66.9% (Census 2011)
