# Boddam Village, Rajam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajam, Srikakulam 

# Boddam

Boddam is a village in Rajam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532148**. The 2011 Census counted **5,039 people in 1,228 households**, the 3rd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%.

- 5,039people (2011)
- 1,228households
- 52.7%literacy
- 532148PIN code

## Boddam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Boddam is 532148.** Boddam falls in Rajam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532148
- Gram panchayatBoddam
- Community development blockRajam
- Census village code581323

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

## How far is Boddam from nearby towns?

- Rajam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town)5 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 Boddam?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Boddam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajam
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells 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 Boddam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include handloom clothes. About 75% of the 702 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Boddam

Of every 100 households in Boddam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boddam · ■ Rajam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**88%

Tap water ****96%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**85%

Use banking services ****50%**

**39%

Television ****43%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Boddam?

■ Boddam · ■ Rajam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**51.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**942

Working population ****53.2%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 42.5% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,138 (42%) · **■** Household industry 360 (13%) · **■** Other work 785 (29%) · **■** Marginal 225 (8%)

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 Rajam

- Kancharam5,237 people
- Pogiri5,113 people
- Penubaka3,280 people
- Anthakapalli3,185 people
- Guravam3,083 people
- Gadimudidam2,889 people

[All 26 villages in Rajam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/rajam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Boddam?532148
- How far is Boddam from Srikakulam?45 km by road
- What is the population of Boddam?5,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boddam in?Srikakulam district (Rajam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Boddam?52.7% (Census 2011)
