Village · Santhakaviti, Srikakulam
# Garikipadu

Garikipadu is a village in Santhakaviti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532123. The 2011 Census counted 1,811 people in 445 households, the 11th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.
- 1,811 people (2011)
- 445 households
- 55.8% literacy
- 532123 PIN code

## Garikipadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garikipadu is 532123. Garikipadu falls in Santhakaviti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532123
- Gram panchayat Garikipadu
- Community development block Santhakaviti
- Census village code 581271

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garikipadu from nearby towns?
- Santhakaviti (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garikipadu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Garikipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Santhakaviti
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Santhakaviti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garikipadu known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 83% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garikipadu

Of every 100 households in Garikipadu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garikipadu · ■ Santhakaviti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 89%
- Toilet within the home 10% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 90%
- Tap water 36% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 90%
- Use banking services 22% 26%
- Television 38% 33%
- Mobile phone 36% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 37% 43%
- Own their home 93% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garikipadu?

■ Garikipadu · ■ Santhakaviti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.8% 54.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 961
- Working population 48.1% 49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 45.1% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 187 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 48 (6%) · ■ Marginal 629 (72%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Santhakaviti
- Valtair 2,279 people
- Honjaram 2,159 people
- Manthina 2,004 people
- Talada 1,985 people
- Mandarada 1,797 people
- Santhakaviti 1,779 people
- Kakarapalle 1,620 people
- Mirthivalasa 1,520 people

All 51 villages in Santhakaviti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garikipadu? 532123
- How far is Garikipadu from Srikakulam? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Garikipadu? 1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garikipadu in? Srikakulam district (Santhakaviti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garikipadu? 55.8% (Census 2011)

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