# Deerghasi Village, Polaki, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Polaki, Srikakulam 

# Deerghasi

Deerghasi is a village in Polaki sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532429**. The 2011 Census counted **2,707 people in 744 households**, the 5th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 2,707people (2011)
- 744households
- 53.9%literacy
- 532429PIN code

## Deerghasi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Deerghasi is 532429.** Deerghasi falls in Polaki sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532429
- Gram panchayatDeerghasi
- Community development blockPolaki
- Census village code581486

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

## How far is Deerghasi from nearby towns?

- Polaki (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)27 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)27 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 Deerghasi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Deerghasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Polaki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Polaki
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narasannapeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Deerghasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. Products made here include wood items. About 72% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Deerghasi

Of every 100 households in Deerghasi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deerghasi · ■ Polaki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****73%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**78%

Use banking services ****17%**

**39%

Television ****40%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Deerghasi?

■ Deerghasi · ■ Polaki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**945

Working population ****53.1%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 44.2% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,003 (70%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 319 (22%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Polaki

- Polaki7,089 people
- Koduru5,827 people
- Dandulakshmipuram4,391 people
- Mabagam3,556 people
- Belamara Polavalasa2,325 people
- Edulavalasa2,292 people
- Priyagraharam2,249 people
- Urjam2,086 people

[All 42 villages in Polaki](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Deerghasi?532429
- How far is Deerghasi from Srikakulam?27 km by road
- What is the population of Deerghasi?2,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deerghasi in?Srikakulam district (Polaki sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Deerghasi?53.9% (Census 2011)
