# Vadama Village, Palakonda, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/vadama/ Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam # Vadama Vadama is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532440**. The 2011 Census counted **4,864 people in 1,158 households**, the 2nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 4,864people (2011) - 1,158households - 83.4%literacy - 532440PIN code ## Vadama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadama is 532440.** Vadama falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532440 - Gram panchayatPalakonda - Community development blockPalakonda - Census village code580757 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadama from nearby towns? - Palakonda (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)39 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 Vadama? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Vadama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vadama known for? The main crops are **paddy, bengal gram and green gram**. About 78% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Vadama Of every 100 households in Vadama in 2011, 95 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vadama · ■ Palakonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****77%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **76% Tap water ****22%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **76% Use banking services ****59%** **48% Television ****77%** **44% Mobile phone ****71%** **42% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **36% Own their home ****55%** **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 Vadama? ■ Vadama · ■ Palakonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **62.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **966 Working population ****31.2%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (10%) · **■** Household industry 54 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,120 (74%) · **■** Marginal 160 (11%) 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 - Nandivada Kurmarajapuram5,948 people - Bhasuru2,490 people - Tampatapalle2,439 people - Chinamangala Puram1,918 people - Lumburu1,872 people [All 44 villages in Palakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadama?532440 - How far is Vadama from Srikakulam?39 km by road - What is the population of Vadama?4,864 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadama in?Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vadama?83.4% (Census 2011)