Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam # Vatapagu Vatapagu is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532440. The 2011 Census counted 1,225 people in 347 households, the 16th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 1,225 people (2011) - 347 households - 49.5% literacy - 532440 PIN code ## Vatapagu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vatapagu is 532440. Vatapagu falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 532440 - Gram panchayat Vatapagu - Community development block Palakonda - Census village code 580744 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vatapagu from nearby towns? - Palakonda (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ) 40 km by road - Amadalavalasa (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vatapagu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vatapagu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service 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 under 5 km · Palakonda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Palakonda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seethampeta - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Vatapagu known for? The main crops are paddy, bengal gram and green gram. About 82% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vatapagu Of every 100 households in Vatapagu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vatapagu · ■ Palakonda rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 89% - Toilet within the home 10% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 76% - Tap water 1% 23% - Drinking water within premises 6% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 76% - Use banking services 48% 48% - Television 44% 44% - Mobile phone 29% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 45% 36% - Own their home 92% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vatapagu? ■ Vatapagu · ■ Palakonda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.5% 62.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 1023 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1085 966 - Working population 52.8% 47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.5% for men and 40.1% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 132 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 279 (43%) · ■ Household industry 11 (2%) · ■ Other work 60 (9%) · ■ Marginal 165 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palakonda - Singupuram 1,472 people - Voni 1,368 people - Jamparakota 1,367 people - Ampili 1,295 people - Loveedulakshmi Puram 1,174 people - Tumarada 1,167 people - Annavaram 1,163 people - Panukuvalasa 1,118 people All 44 villages in Palakonda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vatapagu? 532440 - How far is Vatapagu from Srikakulam? 40 km by road - What is the population of Vatapagu? 1,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vatapagu in? Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vatapagu? 49.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/vatapagu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.