# Dharmapuram Village, Ponduru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam 

# Dharmapuram

Dharmapuram is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 473 households**, the 13th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,727people (2011)
- 473households
- 54.4%literacy
- 532402PIN code

## Dharmapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharmapuram is 532402.** Dharmapuram falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532402
- Gram panchayatDharmapuram
- Community development blockPonduru
- Census village code581579

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

## How far is Dharmapuram from nearby towns?

- Ponduru (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)13 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)13 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 Dharmapuram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kinthali
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kinthali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Etcherla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Dharmapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugar cane**. About 88% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Dharmapuram

Of every 100 households in Dharmapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharmapuram · ■ Ponduru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****57%**

**47%

Television ****36%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Dharmapuram?

■ Dharmapuram · ■ Ponduru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**970

Working population ****49.6%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 38.3% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (9%) · **■** Marginal 464 (54%)

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 Ponduru

- Konchada2,385 people
- Gokarnapalle2,345 people
- Kotipalle2,083 people
- Dallavalasa1,828 people
- Venkatarayuni Gudem1,692 people
- Krishnapuram1,584 people
- Malakam1,498 people
- Laidam1,456 people

[All 37 villages in Ponduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharmapuram?532402
- How far is Dharmapuram from Srikakulam?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dharmapuram?1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmapuram in?Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmapuram?54.4% (Census 2011)
