# Govindapuram Village, Laveru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Laveru, Srikakulam 

# Govindapuram

Govindapuram is a village in Laveru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 346 households**, the 20th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,264people (2011)
- 346households
- 43.5%literacy
- 532407PIN code

## Govindapuram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532407
- Gram panchayatGovindapuram
- Community development blockLaveru
- Census village code581605

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

## How far is Govindapuram from nearby towns?

- Laveru (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)20 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)20 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 Govindapuram?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Govindapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Laveru
- ○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 station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Govindapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bengal gram**. About 79% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Govindapuram

Of every 100 households in Govindapuram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Govindapuram · ■ Laveru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**52%

Television ****26%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

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 Govindapuram?

■ Govindapuram · ■ Laveru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**947

Working population ****54.4%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 33.4% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 150 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (71%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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

- Appapuram1,500 people
- Gumadam1,484 people
- Lakshmipuram1,476 people
- Patha Kunkam1,442 people
- Thallavalasa1,178 people
- Pedda Kothapalle1,114 people
- Gurugubilli986 people
- Pothayyavalasa986 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Govindapuram?532407
- How far is Govindapuram from Srikakulam?20 km by road
- What is the population of Govindapuram?1,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindapuram in?Srikakulam district (Laveru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govindapuram?43.5% (Census 2011)
