# Gopalapuram Village, Palakonda, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam 

# Gopalapuram

Gopalapuram is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532440**. The 2011 Census counted **1,728 people in 514 households**, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,728people (2011)
- 514households
- 58.3%literacy
- 532440PIN code

## Gopalapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalapuram is 532440.** Gopalapuram falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532440
- Gram panchayatGopalapuram
- Community development blockPalakonda
- Census village code580773

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

## How far is Gopalapuram from nearby towns?

- Palakonda (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)40 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)29 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 Gopalapuram?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Palakonda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palakonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Gopalapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bengal gram and green gram**. About 76% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Gopalapuram

Of every 100 households in Gopalapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalapuram · ■ Palakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**76%

Use banking services ****72%**

**48%

Television ****38%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gopalapuram?

■ Gopalapuram · ■ Palakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**966

Working population ****41.7%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 45.4% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (19%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (12%) · **■** Marginal 470 (65%)

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

- Chinamangala Puram1,918 people
- Lumburu1,872 people
- Kondapuram1,865 people
- Bukkuru1,810 people
- Gottamangala Puram1,609 people
- Velagavada1,538 people
- Singupuram1,472 people
- Voni1,368 people

[All 44 villages in Palakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalapuram?532440
- How far is Gopalapuram from Srikakulam?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalapuram?1,728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalapuram in?Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalapuram?58.3% (Census 2011)
