# Palavalasa Village, Nandigam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Nandigam, Srikakulam 

# Palavalasa

Palavalasa is a village in Nandigam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532201**. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 100 households**, the 50th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.

- 400people (2011)
- 100households
- 78.6%literacy
- 532201PIN code

## Palavalasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palavalasa is 532201.** Palavalasa falls in Nandigam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532201
- Gram panchayatNarendhrapuram
- Community development blockNandigam
- Census village code580647

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

## How far is Palavalasa from nearby towns?

- Nandigam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)63 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)16 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 Palavalasa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nandigam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Palavalasa known for?

About 65% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Palavalasa

Of every 100 households in Palavalasa in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palavalasa · ■ Nandigam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**86%

Use banking services ****31%**

**34%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Palavalasa?

■ Palavalasa · ■ Nandigam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**59.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**974

Working population ****45.0%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (53%) · **■** Other work 20 (11%) · **■** Marginal 56 (31%)

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 Nandigam

- Kondatemburu470 people
- Uyyalapeta462 people
- Karlapudi408 people
- Chinnalavunipalle407 people
- Kasirajukasipuram397 people
- Tamalapuram394 people
- Jayapuram380 people
- Madigapuram372 people

[All 112 villages in Nandigam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/nandigam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palavalasa?532201
- How far is Palavalasa from Srikakulam?63 km by road
- What is the population of Palavalasa?400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palavalasa in?Srikakulam district (Nandigam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palavalasa?78.6% (Census 2011)