# Bharanikam Village, Laveru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Laveru, Srikakulam 

# Bharanikam

Bharanikam is a village in Laveru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,580 people in 391 households**, the 15th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,580people (2011)
- 391households
- 46.9%literacy
- 532407PIN code

## Bharanikam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharanikam is 532407.** Bharanikam falls in Laveru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532407
- Gram panchayatGovindapuram
- Community development blockLaveru
- Census village code581606

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

## How far is Bharanikam from nearby towns?

- Laveru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)25 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 Bharanikam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bharanikam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Venkatapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bharanikam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bengal gram**. About 76% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Bharanikam

Of every 100 households in Bharanikam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharanikam · ■ Laveru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bharanikam?

■ Bharanikam · ■ Laveru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1203**

**947

Working population ****56.9%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 36.8% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (7%) · **■** Marginal 302 (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 Laveru

- Lopenta2,115 people
- Kothakunkam1,948 people
- Peddaraopalle1,932 people
- Kothakota1,909 people
- Appapuram1,500 people
- Gumadam1,484 people
- Lakshmipuram1,476 people
- Patha Kunkam1,442 people

[All 42 villages in Laveru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/laveru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharanikam?532407
- How far is Bharanikam from Srikakulam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bharanikam?1,580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharanikam in?Srikakulam district (Laveru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharanikam?46.9% (Census 2011)
