# Boddapadu Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/boddapadu/ Village · Palasa, Srikakulam # Boddapadu Boddapadu is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,678 people in 675 households**, the 3rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 2,678people (2011) - 675households - 67.2%literacy - 532222PIN code ## Boddapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Boddapadu is 532222.** Boddapadu falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532222 - Gram panchayatBoddapadu - Community development blockPalasa - Census village code580278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boddapadu from nearby towns? - Palasa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)95 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)9 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 Boddapadu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Boddapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palasa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palasa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Boddapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 7% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Boddapadu Of every 100 households in Boddapadu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Boddapadu · ■ Palasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **85% Tap water ****98%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **84% Use banking services ****46%** **45% Television ****40%** **42% Mobile phone ****33%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **31% Own their home ****88%** **92% 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 Boddapadu? ■ Boddapadu · ■ Palasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **1005 Working population ****40.1%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 445 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (17%) · **■** Marginal 296 (28%) 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 Palasa - Rentikota3,184 people - Brahmanatarla2,954 people - Neelavathi2,465 people - Tekkalipatnam1,655 people - Tarlakota1,642 people - Pandasasanam1,481 people [All 54 villages in Palasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Boddapadu?532222 - How far is Boddapadu from Srikakulam?95 km by road - What is the population of Boddapadu?2,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boddapadu in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Boddapadu?67.2% (Census 2011)