# Puchapadu Village, Mandasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Mandasa, Srikakulam 

# Puchapadu

Puchapadu is a village in Mandasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532242**. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 77 households**, the 66th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 288people (2011)
- 77households
- 72.4%literacy
- 532242PIN code

## Puchapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puchapadu is 532242.** Puchapadu falls in Mandasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532242
- Gram panchayatPithatholi
- Community development blockMandasa
- Census village code580338

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

## How far is Puchapadu from nearby towns?

- Mandasa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)105 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)21 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 Puchapadu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Puchapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Haripuram
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Haripuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Puchapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 91% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Puchapadu

Of every 100 households in Puchapadu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puchapadu · ■ Mandasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**87%

Use banking services ****51%**

**53%

Television ****52%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Puchapadu?

■ Puchapadu · ■ Mandasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****409**

**926

Working population ****49.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (13%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 112 (79%)

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 Mandasa

- Dabaru334 people
- Marripadu332 people
- Pothangibiswali314 people
- Kothakamalapuram306 people
- Atchutapuram247 people
- Banjaruyuvaraja Puram244 people
- Vasudevupuram228 people
- Chatrapuram179 people

[All 83 villages in Mandasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/mandasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puchapadu?532242
- How far is Puchapadu from Srikakulam?105 km by road
- What is the population of Puchapadu?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puchapadu in?Srikakulam district (Mandasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puchapadu?72.4% (Census 2011)