Village · Nandigam, Srikakulam
# Turakalakota

Turakalakota is a village in Nandigam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532220. The 2011 Census counted 541 people in 152 households, the 40th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.
- 541 people (2011)
- 152 households
- 69.9% literacy
- 532220 PIN code

## Turakalakota PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Turakalakota is 532220. Turakalakota falls in Nandigam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532220
- Gram panchayat Devupuram
- Community development block Nandigam
- Census village code 580600

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

## How far is Turakalakota from nearby towns?
- Nandigam (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Turakalakota?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Turakalakota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Engineering college In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water 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 Turakalakota known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 59% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Turakalakota

Of every 100 households in Turakalakota in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turakalakota · ■ Nandigam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 88%
- Toilet within the home 9% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 94%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 86%
- Use banking services 71% 34%
- Television 34% 34%
- Mobile phone 44% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 42% 43%
- Own their home 91% 96%

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

## What is the population of Turakalakota?

■ Turakalakota · ■ Nandigam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 59.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1081 1014
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1353 974
- Working population 52.9% 52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (13%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 59 (21%) · ■ Marginal 133 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nandigam
- Mondrayavalasa 560 people
- Anandapuram 558 people
- Kotipalle 555 people
- Khallada 543 people
- Devada 537 people
- Kaijola 537 people
- Rampuram 534 people
- Vallabharayapadu 494 people

All 112 villages in Nandigam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Turakalakota? 532220
- How far is Turakalakota from Srikakulam? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Turakalakota? 541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turakalakota in? Srikakulam district (Nandigam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Turakalakota? 69.9% (Census 2011)

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