# Darapadu Village, Seethampeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Seethampeta, Srikakulam 

# Darapadu

Darapadu is a village in Seethampeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532443**. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 165 households**, the 22nd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 601people (2011)
- 165households
- 51.4%literacy
- 532443PIN code

## Darapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darapadu is 532443.** Darapadu falls in Seethampeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532443
- Gram panchayatDharapadu
- Community development blockSeethampeta
- Census village code579990

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

## How far is Darapadu from nearby towns?

- Seethampeta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)65 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)54 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 Darapadu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Darapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Darapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Darapadu

Of every 100 households in Darapadu in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darapadu · ■ Seethampeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**74%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Darapadu?

■ Darapadu · ■ Seethampeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**1008

Working population ****64.2%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 38.0% for women. 59% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (13%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Seethampeta

- Kuddapalle775 people
- Manda772 people
- Dabara @ Geddaguda731 people
- Vajjaiguda631 people
- Keesaraijodu591 people
- Seedhi586 people
- Antikonda563 people
- Jonaga555 people

[All 118 villages in Seethampeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/seethampeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darapadu?532443
- How far is Darapadu from Srikakulam?65 km by road
- What is the population of Darapadu?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darapadu in?Srikakulam district (Seethampeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darapadu?51.4% (Census 2011)