# Sandhigam Village, Mandasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Mandasa, Srikakulam 

# Sandhigam

Sandhigam is a village in Mandasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532242**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 110 households**, the 54th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 471people (2011)
- 110households
- 57.2%literacy
- 532242PIN code

## Sandhigam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532242
- Gram panchayatKonkadaputti
- Community development blockMandasa
- Census village code580318

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

## How far is Sandhigam from nearby towns?

- Mandasa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)100 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)26 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 Sandhigam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haripuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sandhigam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and cashew nut**. About 64% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Sandhigam

Of every 100 households in Sandhigam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sandhigam · ■ Mandasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****17%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sandhigam?

■ Sandhigam · ■ Mandasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**926

Working population ****58.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 52.7% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 260 (95%)

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

- Pithatholi525 people
- Srirampuram523 people
- Allimeraka497 people
- Dunnavuru476 people
- Konkadaputti433 people
- Nuvagam410 people
- Siddigam401 people
- Balajipuram396 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sandhigam?532242
- How far is Sandhigam from Srikakulam?100 km by road
- What is the population of Sandhigam?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandhigam in?Srikakulam district (Mandasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sandhigam?57.2% (Census 2011)