# Konchada Village, Ponduru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam 

# Konchada

Konchada is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532168**. The 2011 Census counted **2,385 people in 540 households**, the 9th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 2,385people (2011)
- 540households
- 61.7%literacy
- 532168PIN code

## Konchada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Konchada is 532168.** Konchada falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532168
- Gram panchayatKonchada
- Community development blockPonduru
- Census village code581562

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

## How far is Konchada from nearby towns?

- Ponduru (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town)19 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 Konchada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ponduru
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ponduru
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ponduru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Konchada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and green gram**. About 76% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Konchada

Of every 100 households in Konchada in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Konchada · ■ Ponduru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****28%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****44%**

**47%

Television ****33%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**35%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Konchada?

■ Konchada · ■ Ponduru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**970

Working population ****43.3%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (51%) · **■** Household industry 51 (5%) · **■** Other work 183 (18%) · **■** Marginal 131 (13%)

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

- Thandyam3,098 people
- Buridikancharam3,026 people
- Kanimetta2,930 people
- Tadivalasa2,859 people
- Gokarnapalle2,345 people
- Kotipalle2,083 people
- Dallavalasa1,828 people
- Dharmapuram1,727 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Konchada?532168
- How far is Konchada from Srikakulam?22 km by road
- What is the population of Konchada?2,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konchada in?Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Konchada?61.7% (Census 2011)
