# Sowdam Village, Kotabommali, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kotabommali/sowdam/ Village · Kotabommali, Srikakulam # Sowdam Sowdam is a village in Kotabommali sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532432**. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 322 households**, the 21st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 1,286people (2011) - 322households - 53.6%literacy - 532432PIN code ## Sowdam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sowdam is 532432.** Sowdam falls in Kotabommali sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532432 - Gram panchayatSowdam - Community development blockKotabommali - Census village code581080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sowdam from nearby towns? - Kotabommali (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)42 km by road - Amadalavalasa (nearest town)30 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 Sowdam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sowdam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narasannapeta - ○Degree college10+ km · Narasannapeta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasannapeta - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Sowdam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Sowdam Of every 100 households in Sowdam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sowdam · ■ Kotabommali rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****2%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **85% Tap water ****5%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **84% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****31%** **35% Mobile phone ****48%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **36% 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 Sowdam? ■ Sowdam · ■ Kotabommali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **943 Working population ****57.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 41.3% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (11%) · **■** Marginal 305 (41%) 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 Kotabommali - Kistupuram1,673 people - Vandrada1,580 people - Viswanadhapuram1,488 people - Kasturipadu1,355 people - Narayanavalasa1,246 people - Chinnabammidi1,212 people - Dantha1,200 people - Chinasana1,172 people [All 43 villages in Kotabommali](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kotabommali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sowdam?532432 - How far is Sowdam from Srikakulam?42 km by road - What is the population of Sowdam?1,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sowdam in?Srikakulam district (Kotabommali sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sowdam?53.6% (Census 2011)