# Palavalasa Village, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam 

# Palavalasa

Palavalasa is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532264**. The 2011 Census counted **2,654 people in 736 households**, the 10th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,654people (2011)
- 736households
- 61.6%literacy
- 532264PIN code

## Palavalasa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532264
- Gram panchayatPalavalasa
- Community development blockSompeta
- Census village code580505

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

## How far is Palavalasa from nearby towns?

- Sompeta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)22 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 Palavalasa?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Palavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sompeta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baruva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Palavalasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 81% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Palavalasa

Of every 100 households in Palavalasa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Palavalasa · ■ Sompeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**78%

Tap water ****12%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****55%**

**48%

Television ****35%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Palavalasa?

■ Palavalasa · ■ Sompeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**946

Working population ****40.8%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (22%) · **■** Marginal 500 (46%)

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

- Uppalam2,954 people
- Karthalipalem2,853 people
- Besiramachandrapuram2,711 people
- Gollagandi2,677 people
- Zinkibhadra2,612 people
- Sunkidi2,172 people
- Palasapuram2,075 people
- Sirimamidi1,690 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palavalasa?532264
- How far is Palavalasa from Srikakulam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Palavalasa?2,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palavalasa in?Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palavalasa?61.6% (Census 2011)