# Rapaka Village, Ponduru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/rapaka/ Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam # Rapaka Rapaka is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532168**. The 2011 Census counted **5,889 people in 1,413 households**, the 1st largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 5,889people (2011) - 1,413households - 54.1%literacy - 532168PIN code ## Rapaka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rapaka is 532168.** Rapaka falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532168 - Gram panchayatRapaka - Community development blockPonduru - Census village code581560 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rapaka from nearby towns? - Ponduru (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)16 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)16 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 Rapaka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Rapaka; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Rapaka known for? The main crops are **ground nut, horse gram and paddy**. About 56% of the 711 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Rapaka Of every 100 households in Rapaka in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rapaka · ■ Ponduru rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **85% Tap water ****6%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **86% Use banking services ****31%** **47% Television ****39%** **38% Mobile phone ****42%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **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 Rapaka? ■ Rapaka · ■ Ponduru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **970 Working population ****50.7%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 43.3% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 500 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (24%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,341 (45%) · **■** Marginal 406 (14%) 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 - Kinthali4,005 people - Lolugu3,667 people - Tholapi3,433 people - Thandyam3,098 people [All 37 villages in Ponduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rapaka?532168 - How far is Rapaka from Srikakulam?16 km by road - What is the population of Rapaka?5,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rapaka in?Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rapaka?54.1% (Census 2011)