# Krishnapuram Village, Ponduru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam 

# Krishnapuram

Krishnapuram is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532168**. The 2011 Census counted **1,584 people in 382 households**, the 15th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,584people (2011)
- 382households
- 53.7%literacy
- 532168PIN code

## Krishnapuram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532168
- Gram panchayatKrishnapuram
- Community development blockPonduru
- Census village code581576

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

## How far is Krishnapuram from nearby towns?

- Ponduru (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)20 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)20 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 Krishnapuram?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Krishnapuram; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ponduru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponduru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ponduru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Krishnapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and green gram**. About 75% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Krishnapuram

Of every 100 households in Krishnapuram in 2011, 80 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapuram · ■ Ponduru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****74%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**47%

Television ****37%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**35%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Krishnapuram?

■ Krishnapuram · ■ Ponduru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**970

Working population ****55.6%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 42.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (38%) · **■** Household industry 132 (15%) · **■** Other work 337 (38%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Ponduru

- Kotipalle2,083 people
- Dallavalasa1,828 people
- Dharmapuram1,727 people
- Venkatarayuni Gudem1,692 people
- Malakam1,498 people
- Laidam1,456 people
- Pillalavalasa1,321 people
- Narasapuram1,147 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Krishnapuram?532168
- How far is Krishnapuram from Srikakulam?20 km by road
- What is the population of Krishnapuram?1,584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapuram in?Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapuram?53.7% (Census 2011)
