Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam
# Chintada

Chintada is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532440. The 2011 Census counted 751 people in 180 households, the 29th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.
- 751 people (2011)
- 180 households
- 48.8% literacy
- 532440 PIN code

## Chintada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chintada is 532440. Chintada falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532440
- Gram panchayat Chintada
- Community development block Palakonda
- Census village code 580745

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

## How far is Chintada from nearby towns?
- Palakonda (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town) 37 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chintada?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Palakonda
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palakonda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chintada known for?

The main crops are paddy, bengal gram and green gram. About 83% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chintada

Of every 100 households in Chintada in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chintada · ■ Palakonda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 89%
- Toilet within the home 0% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 76%
- Tap water 0% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 76%
- Use banking services 16% 48%
- Television 34% 44%
- Mobile phone 39% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 50% 36%
- Own their home 88% 88%

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

## What is the population of Chintada?

■ Chintada · ■ Palakonda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.8% 62.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 1023
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1086 966
- Working population 51.8% 47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 39.6% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 314 (81%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 70 (18%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palakonda
- Aradala 915 people
- Attali 893 people
- Singannavalasa 876 people
- Avalangi 843 people
- Malliveedu 720 people
- T.K.Rajapuram 717 people
- Bejji 578 people
- T.D.Parapuram 567 people

All 44 villages in Palakonda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chintada? 532440
- How far is Chintada from Srikakulam? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Chintada? 751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chintada in? Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chintada? 48.8% (Census 2011)

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