# Malakam Village, Ponduru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/malakam/ Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam # Malakam Malakam is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532168**. The 2011 Census counted **1,498 people in 380 households**, the 16th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 1,498people (2011) - 380households - 60.0%literacy - 532168PIN code ## Malakam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malakam is 532168.** Malakam falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532168 - Gram panchayatMalakam - Community development blockPonduru - Census village code581563 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malakam from nearby towns? - Ponduru (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 Malakam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Malakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 Malakam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and chillies**. About 81% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Malakam Of every 100 households in Malakam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Malakam · ■ Ponduru rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **86% Use banking services ****40%** **47% Television ****25%** **38% Mobile phone ****33%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****47%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **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 Malakam? ■ Malakam · ■ Ponduru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **970 Working population ****55.5%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (7%) · **■** Marginal 717 (86%) 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 - Dallavalasa1,828 people - Dharmapuram1,727 people - Venkatarayuni Gudem1,692 people - Krishnapuram1,584 people - Laidam1,456 people - Pillalavalasa1,321 people - Narasapuram1,147 people - Banam1,113 people [All 37 villages in Ponduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malakam?532168 - How far is Malakam from Srikakulam?27 km by road - What is the population of Malakam?1,498 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malakam in?Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Malakam?60.0% (Census 2011)