Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam # Rushikudda Rushikudda is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532292. The 2011 Census counted 3,530 people in 889 households, the 4th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,530 people (2011) - 889 households - 53.5% literacy - 532292 PIN code ## Rushikudda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rushikudda is 532292. Rushikudda falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 532292 - Gram panchayat Rushikudda - Community development block Sompeta - Census village code 580500 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rushikudda from nearby towns? - Sompeta (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ) 130 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rushikudda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Rushikudda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sompeta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baruva - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palasa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Rushikudda known for? The main crops are paddy, green gram and black gram. About 55% of the 828 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rushikudda Of every 100 households in Rushikudda in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rushikudda · ■ Sompeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 84% - Toilet within the home 6% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78% - Tap water 56% 23% - Drinking water within premises 1% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 82% - Use banking services 32% 48% - Television 32% 37% - Mobile phone 39% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 45% 35% - Own their home 95% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rushikudda? ■ Rushikudda · ■ Sompeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.5% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 1060 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 946 - Working population 41.1% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 45.8% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 134 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 272 (19%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 604 (42%) · ■ Marginal 439 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sompeta - Baruva 5,795 people - Baruvapeta 4,939 people - Korlam 3,531 people - Mamidipalle 3,137 people - Uppalam 2,954 people - Karthalipalem 2,853 people - Besiramachandrapuram 2,711 people All 34 villages in Sompeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rushikudda? 532292 - How far is Rushikudda from Srikakulam? 130 km by road - What is the population of Rushikudda? 3,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rushikudda in? Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rushikudda? 53.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/rushikudda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.