# Ganguvada Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Palasa, Srikakulam 

# Ganguvada

Ganguvada is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532221**. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 159 households**, the 20th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 655people (2011)
- 159households
- 55.9%literacy
- 532221PIN code

## Ganguvada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganguvada is 532221.** Ganguvada falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532221
- Gram panchayatKedaripuram
- Community development blockPalasa
- Census village code580270

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

## How far is Ganguvada from nearby towns?

- Palasa (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)86 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)4 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 Ganguvada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ganguvada; 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
- ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Palasa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palasa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Ganguvada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 53% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Ganguvada

Of every 100 households in Ganguvada in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganguvada · ■ Palasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****89%**

**45%

Television ****47%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ganguvada?

■ Ganguvada · ■ Palasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**1005

Working population ****50.2%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (17%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Gurudasupuram844 people
- Rangoi835 people
- Chinanchala784 people
- Rajagopalapuram676 people
- Mamidimettu655 people
- Sunnadevi640 people
- Kistupuram618 people
- Amalakudia603 people

[All 54 villages in Palasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganguvada?532221
- How far is Ganguvada from Srikakulam?86 km by road
- What is the population of Ganguvada?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganguvada in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ganguvada?55.9% (Census 2011)
