Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam
# Raikola

Raikola is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532215. The 2011 Census counted 37 people in 12 households, the 64th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 37 people (2011)
- 12 households
- 51.5% literacy
- 532215 PIN code

## Raikola PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Raikola is 532215. Raikola falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532215
- Gram panchayat Parasurampuram
- Community development block Meliaputti
- Census village code 580182

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Raikola from nearby towns?
- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 95 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Raikola?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Raikola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palasa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palasa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raikola known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 50% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Raikola

Of every 100 households in Raikola in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raikola · ■ Meliaputti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 81%
- Toilet within the home 0% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 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 36% 41%
- Television 14% 31%
- Mobile phone 14% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 43% 45%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Raikola?

■ Raikola · ■ Meliaputti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.5% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 1035
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 944
- Working population 56.8% 51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.7% for men and 55.6% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 15 (71%) · ■ Other work 1 (5%) · ■ Marginal 5 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Meliaputti
- Burada Ramachandrapuram 63 people
- Chinna Pedda Kothuru 62 people
- Chinnasunnapuram 62 people
- Santhoshapuram 42 people
- Jagannadhapuram 30 people

All 70 villages in Meliaputti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Raikola? 532215
- How far is Raikola from Srikakulam? 95 km by road
- What is the population of Raikola? 37 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikola in? Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raikola? 51.5% (Census 2011)

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