# Kovilam Village, Lakshminarsupeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Lakshminarsupeta, Srikakulam 

# Kovilam

Kovilam is a village in Lakshminarsupeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532458**. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 196 households**, the 14th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 798people (2011)
- 196households
- 62.4%literacy
- 532458PIN code

## Kovilam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kovilam is 532458.** Kovilam falls in Lakshminarsupeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532458
- Gram panchayatKovilam
- Community development blockLakshminarsupeta
- Census village code580892

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

## How far is Kovilam from nearby towns?

- Lakshminarsupeta (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)43 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)28 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 Kovilam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Lakshminarsupeta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiramandalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amadalavalasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Kovilam known for?

Products made here include pots and bricks. About 73% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Kovilam

Of every 100 households in Kovilam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kovilam · ■ Lakshminarsupeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**87%

Use banking services ****47%**

**37%

Television ****63%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kovilam?

■ Kovilam · ■ Lakshminarsupeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**945

Working population ****59.1%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (59%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%)

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 Lakshminarsupeta

- Dhanukuvada868 people
- Chinthalabadavanja828 people
- Munganna Agraharam808 people
- Borrampeta798 people
- Krishnapuram777 people
- Sumanthapuram @ Podugu Padu721 people
- Jagannadhapuram712 people
- Donkalabadavanja704 people

[All 48 villages in Lakshminarsupeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/lakshminarsupeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kovilam?532458
- How far is Kovilam from Srikakulam?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kovilam?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovilam in?Srikakulam district (Lakshminarsupeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kovilam?62.4% (Census 2011)
