# Penubaka Village, Rajam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Rajam, Srikakulam 

# Penubaka

Penubaka is a village in Rajam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532127**. The 2011 Census counted **3,280 people in 817 households**, the 4th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%.

- 3,280people (2011)
- 817households
- 50.3%literacy
- 532127PIN code

## Penubaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penubaka is 532127.** Penubaka falls in Rajam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532127
- Gram panchayatPenubaka
- Community development blockRajam
- Census village code581324

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

## How far is Penubaka from nearby towns?

- Rajam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)43 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town)3 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 Penubaka?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Penubaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 schoolunder 5 km · Rajam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Penubaka known for?

The main crops are **jute**. Products made here include twine and bullock carts. About 74% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Penubaka

Of every 100 households in Penubaka in 2011, 95 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penubaka · ■ Rajam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**88%

Tap water ****96%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**85%

Use banking services ****30%**

**39%

Television ****51%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Penubaka?

■ Penubaka · ■ Rajam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**51.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**942

Working population ****51.6%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 41.0% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (19%) · **■** Household industry 126 (7%) · **■** Other work 783 (46%) · **■** Marginal 228 (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 Rajam

- Kancharam5,237 people
- Pogiri5,113 people
- Boddam5,039 people
- Anthakapalli3,185 people
- Guravam3,083 people
- Gadimudidam2,889 people
- D.R.N. Valasa2,441 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penubaka?532127
- How far is Penubaka from Srikakulam?43 km by road
- What is the population of Penubaka?3,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penubaka in?Srikakulam district (Rajam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penubaka?50.3% (Census 2011)
