# Bonthu Village, Saravakota, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/saravakota/bonthu/ Village · Saravakota, Srikakulam # Bonthu Bonthu is a village in Saravakota sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532214**. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 244 households**, the 22nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 841people (2011) - 244households - 59.2%literacy - 532214PIN code ## Bonthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bonthu is 532214.** Bonthu falls in Saravakota sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532214 - Gram panchayatChinnakittalapadu - Community development blockSaravakota - Census village code580919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bonthu from nearby towns? - Saravakota (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)46 km by road - Parlakimidi (nearest town)23 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 Bonthu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bonthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saravakota - ○Degree college10+ km · Challapeta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasannapeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered 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 Bonthu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. Products made here include jaggery. About 15% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Bonthu Of every 100 households in Bonthu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bonthu · ■ Saravakota rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **85% Use banking services ****48%** **48% Television ****48%** **34% Mobile phone ****52%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bonthu? ■ Bonthu · ■ Saravakota rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **58.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **1000 Working population ****42.8%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (21%) · **■** Marginal 46 (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 Saravakota - Dharmalakshmipuram1,106 people - Chodasamudram957 people - Jamachakram896 people - Bejji874 people - Annupuram715 people - Savarabonthu601 people - Ramakrishnapuram569 people - Sivarampuram558 people [All 43 villages in Saravakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/saravakota/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bonthu?532214 - How far is Bonthu from Srikakulam?46 km by road - What is the population of Bonthu?841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bonthu in?Srikakulam district (Saravakota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bonthu?59.2% (Census 2011)