# Ampalam Village, Polaki, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/ampalam/ Village · Polaki, Srikakulam # Ampalam Ampalam is a village in Polaki sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 254 households**, the 24th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%. - 1,066people (2011) - 254households - 58.4%literacy - 532429PIN code ## Ampalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ampalam is 532429.** Ampalam falls in Polaki sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532429 - Gram panchayatAmpalam - Community development blockPolaki - Census village code581502 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ampalam from nearby towns? - Polaki (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)30 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)30 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 Ampalam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ampalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Polaki - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Polaki - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narasannapeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 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 Ampalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and black gram**. Products made here include pots making. About 90% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Ampalam Of every 100 households in Ampalam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ampalam · ■ Polaki rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****18%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **86% Tap water ****91%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **78% Use banking services ****16%** **39% Television ****41%** **38% Mobile phone ****53%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **34% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Ampalam? ■ Ampalam · ■ Polaki rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **57.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **945 Working population ****49.3%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (7%) · **■** Marginal 270 (51%) 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 Polaki - Gangivalasa1,192 people - Rallapadu1,172 people - Jaduru1,166 people - Boddam1,068 people - Vanavishnupuram1,000 people - Rajapuram976 people - Piruvada966 people - Ambeerupeta865 people [All 42 villages in Polaki](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ampalam?532429 - How far is Ampalam from Srikakulam?30 km by road - What is the population of Ampalam?1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ampalam in?Srikakulam district (Polaki sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ampalam?58.4% (Census 2011)