# Dolamada Village, Palakonda, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/dolamada/ Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam # Dolamada Dolamada is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532462**. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 254 households**, the 24th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 940people (2011) - 254households - 59.8%literacy - 532462PIN code ## Dolamada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dolamada is 532462.** Dolamada falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532462 - Gram panchayatDolamada - Community development blockPalakonda - Census village code580735 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dolamada from nearby towns? - Palakonda (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)54 km by road - Amadalavalasa (nearest town)44 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 Dolamada? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dolamada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palakonda - ○Degree college10+ km · Palakonda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Dolamada known for? The main crops are **paddy, bengal gram and green gram**. About 80% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Dolamada Of every 100 households in Dolamada in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dolamada · ■ Palakonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **76% Use banking services ****62%** **48% Television ****20%** **44% Mobile phone ****24%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Dolamada? ■ Dolamada · ■ Palakonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **62.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **966 Working population ****57.6%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 52.0% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (68%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 46 (9%) 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 Palakonda - Panukuvalasa1,118 people - Potli1,095 people - Yerakarayapuram1,007 people - Navagam1,002 people - Aradala915 people - Attali893 people - Singannavalasa876 people - Avalangi843 people [All 44 villages in Palakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dolamada?532462 - How far is Dolamada from Srikakulam?54 km by road - What is the population of Dolamada?940 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dolamada in?Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dolamada?59.8% (Census 2011)