# Gathalavalasa Village, Polaki, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/gathalavalasa/ Village · Polaki, Srikakulam # Gathalavalasa Gathalavalasa is a village in Polaki sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532430**. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 304 households**, the 19th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%. - 1,256people (2011) - 304households - 59.2%literacy - 532430PIN code ## Gathalavalasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gathalavalasa is 532430.** Gathalavalasa falls in Polaki sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532430 - Gram panchayatGathalavalasa - Community development blockPolaki - Census village code581465 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gathalavalasa from nearby towns? - Polaki (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)31 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)31 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 Gathalavalasa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gathalavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Narasannapeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river - 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 Gathalavalasa known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jute**. Products made here include pots making. About 63% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Gathalavalasa Of every 100 households in Gathalavalasa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gathalavalasa · ■ Polaki rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **78% Use banking services ****62%** **39% Television ****35%** **38% Mobile phone ****27%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gathalavalasa? ■ Gathalavalasa · ■ Polaki rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **57.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **945 Working population ****49.2%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 46.6% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (62%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (19%) · **■** Marginal 49 (8%) 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 - Susaram1,523 people - Dola1,405 people - Kusumpolavalasa1,328 people - Cheedivalasa1,278 people - Gangivalasa1,192 people - Rallapadu1,172 people - Jaduru1,166 people - Boddam1,068 people [All 42 villages in Polaki](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gathalavalasa?532430 - How far is Gathalavalasa from Srikakulam?31 km by road - What is the population of Gathalavalasa?1,256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gathalavalasa in?Srikakulam district (Polaki sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gathalavalasa?59.2% (Census 2011)