# Gokarnapuram Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Gokarnapuram

Gokarnapuram is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 315 households**, the 14th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 315households
- 56.0%literacy
- 532221PIN code

## Gokarnapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gokarnapuram is 532221.** Gokarnapuram falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532221
- Gram panchayatGokarnapuram
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580186

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

## How far is Gokarnapuram from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)92 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)14 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 Gokarnapuram?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 Gokarnapuram known for?

About 94% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Gokarnapuram

Of every 100 households in Gokarnapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokarnapuram · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**81%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**45%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gokarnapuram?

■ Gokarnapuram · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****649**

**944

Working population ****59.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 56% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%)

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

- Marripadu1,672 people
- Parasurampuram1,573 people
- Surjini1,532 people
- Cheepurapalle1,386 people
- Padda1,261 people
- Kodukoligam1,200 people
- Cuddaba852 people
- Sundarada835 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gokarnapuram?532221
- How far is Gokarnapuram from Srikakulam?92 km by road
- What is the population of Gokarnapuram?1,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokarnapuram in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gokarnapuram?56.0% (Census 2011)