# Padda Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Padda

Padda is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,261 people in 278 households**, the 15th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,261people (2011)
- 278households
- 65.8%literacy
- 532215PIN code

## Padda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532215
- Gram panchayatPadda
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580211

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

## How far is Padda from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)65 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town)13 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 Padda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 · Meliaputti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Meliaputti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Padda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cashew nut and black gram**. About 44% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Padda

Of every 100 households in Padda in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padda · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**81%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****54%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Padda?

■ Padda · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**944

Working population ****58.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 535 (73%) · **■** Other work 101 (14%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%)

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

- Parasurampuram1,573 people
- Surjini1,532 people
- Cheepurapalle1,386 people
- Gokarnapuram1,363 people
- Kodukoligam1,200 people
- Cuddaba852 people
- Sundarada835 people
- Bandapalle809 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padda?532215
- How far is Padda from Srikakulam?65 km by road
- What is the population of Padda?1,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padda in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padda?65.8% (Census 2011)