# Korlam Village, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam 

# Korlam

Korlam is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532264**. The 2011 Census counted **3,531 people in 895 households**, the 3rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 3,531people (2011)
- 895households
- 68.7%literacy
- 532264PIN code

## Korlam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korlam is 532264.** Korlam falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532264
- Gram panchayatKorlam
- Community development blockSompeta
- Census village code580504

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

## How far is Korlam from nearby towns?

- Sompeta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)130 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)20 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 Korlam?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Korlam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baruva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Korlam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 77% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Korlam

Of every 100 households in Korlam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Korlam · ■ Sompeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**82%

Use banking services ****53%**

**48%

Television ****51%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****87%**

**88%

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 Korlam?

■ Korlam · ■ Sompeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**946

Working population ****41.4%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.4% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 586 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 490 (34%) · **■** Marginal 321 (22%)

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 Sompeta

- Baruva5,795 people
- Baruvapeta4,939 people
- Rushikudda3,530 people
- Mamidipalle3,137 people
- Uppalam2,954 people
- Karthalipalem2,853 people

[All 34 villages in Sompeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korlam?532264
- How far is Korlam from Srikakulam?130 km by road
- What is the population of Korlam?3,531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korlam in?Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Korlam?68.7% (Census 2011)