# Kaligam Village, Kothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kothuru/kaligam/ Village · Kothuru, Srikakulam # Kaligam Kaligam is a village in Kothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532459**. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 332 households**, the 18th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 1,346people (2011) - 332households - 57.3%literacy - 532459PIN code ## Kaligam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaligam is 532459.** Kaligam falls in Kothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532459 - Gram panchayatKaligam - Community development blockKothuru - Census village code580115 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaligam from nearby towns? - Kothuru (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)60 km by road - Parlakimidi (nearest town)40 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 Kaligam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kaligam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kothuru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kothuru - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kothuru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 Kaligam known for? About 84% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Kaligam Of every 100 households in Kaligam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kaligam · ■ Kothuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **82% Toilet within the home ****3%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****33%** **44% Television ****34%** **38% Mobile phone ****49%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **38% Own their home ****89%** **92% 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 Kaligam? ■ Kaligam · ■ Kothuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246** **1000 Working population ****42.9%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 40.8% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (60%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (13%) · **■** Marginal 104 (18%) 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 Kothuru - Labba1,839 people - Ponnuturu1,672 people - Kurigam1,569 people - Bammidi1,358 people - Mathala1,339 people - Vondrujola1,303 people - Akulatampara1,281 people - Kuddigam1,028 people [All 36 villages in Kothuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kothuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaligam?532459 - How far is Kaligam from Srikakulam?60 km by road - What is the population of Kaligam?1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaligam in?Srikakulam district (Kothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kaligam?57.3% (Census 2011)