# Padmapuram Village, Palakonda, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam 

# Padmapuram

Padmapuram is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532440**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 114 households**, the 38th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 405people (2011)
- 114households
- 59.9%literacy
- 532440PIN code

## Padmapuram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532440
- Gram panchayatVatapagu
- Community development blockPalakonda
- Census village code580746

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

## How far is Padmapuram from nearby towns?

- Palakonda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)48 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)36 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 Padmapuram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Padmapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palakonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palakonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Padmapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bengal gram and green gram**. About 68% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Padmapuram

Of every 100 households in Padmapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Padmapuram · ■ Palakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**22%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****36%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Padmapuram?

■ Padmapuram · ■ Palakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**966

Working population ****45.2%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 49.5% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (12%) · **■** Marginal 158 (86%)

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

- Pedakotipalle504 people
- Parasurampuram498 people
- Gopalavenkata Puram460 people
- Duggi431 people
- Garugubilli367 people
- Pendyalaramabhadrarajupeta338 people
- Gudivada316 people
- Nakkapetaparapuram257 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padmapuram?532440
- How far is Padmapuram from Srikakulam?48 km by road
- What is the population of Padmapuram?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padmapuram in?Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padmapuram?59.9% (Census 2011)