# Dabaru Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Dabaru

Dabaru is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532215**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 121 households**, the 28th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 489people (2011)
- 121households
- 59.2%literacy
- 532215PIN code

## Dabaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dabaru is 532215.** Dabaru falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532215
- Gram panchayatKerasingi
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580212

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

## How far is Dabaru from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)62 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town)12 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 Dabaru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dabaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peddapadmapuram
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Meliaputti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Dabaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cashew nut and black gram**. About 95% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Dabaru

Of every 100 households in Dabaru in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dabaru · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****65%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dabaru?

■ Dabaru · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**944

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 48.3% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 70 (26%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 191 (71%)

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 Meliaputti

- Jarribadra610 people
- Makannapalle526 people
- Peddamadi526 people
- Ampuram492 people
- Nelabonthu484 people
- Nandava399 people
- Murukuntibadra394 people
- Venkatapuram362 people

[All 70 villages in Meliaputti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/meliaputti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dabaru?532215
- How far is Dabaru from Srikakulam?62 km by road
- What is the population of Dabaru?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dabaru in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dabaru?59.2% (Census 2011)