# Govindapuram Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Palasa, Srikakulam 

# Govindapuram

Govindapuram is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532218**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 67 households**, the 41st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 310people (2011)
- 67households
- 67.4%literacy
- 532218PIN code

## Govindapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Govindapuram is 532218.** Govindapuram falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532218
- Gram panchayatAllukhola
- Community development blockPalasa
- Census village code580250

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

## How far is Govindapuram from nearby towns?

- Palasa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)95 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)8 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 Govindapuram?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Govindapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 54% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Govindapuram

Of every 100 households in Govindapuram in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Govindapuram · ■ Palasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**89%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****42%**

**45%

Television ****26%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Govindapuram?

■ Govindapuram · ■ Palasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2111**

**1005

Working population ****45.8%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 56.7% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 88 (62%)

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

- Veera Ramachan Drapuram340 people
- Edurapalle326 people
- Modugulaputti314 people
- Jagannadhapuram312 people
- Purnabhadra288 people
- Godavaripuram287 people
- Neelibhadra215 people
- Ramakrishnapuram213 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Govindapuram?532218
- How far is Govindapuram from Srikakulam?95 km by road
- What is the population of Govindapuram?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindapuram in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govindapuram?67.4% (Census 2011)
