# Uppalam Village, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/uppalam/ Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam # Uppalam Uppalam is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532263**. The 2011 Census counted **2,954 people in 768 households**, the 6th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,954people (2011) - 768households - 61.4%literacy - 532263PIN code ## Uppalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uppalam is 532263.** Uppalam falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532263 - Gram panchayatUppalam - Community development blockSompeta - Census village code580516 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uppalam from nearby towns? - Sompeta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)105 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town)24 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 Uppalam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Uppalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Korlam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baruva - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Uppalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 41% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Uppalam Of every 100 households in Uppalam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Uppalam · ■ Sompeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **84% Toilet within the home ****5%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **78% Tap water ****50%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **82% Use banking services ****44%** **48% Television ****30%** **37% Mobile phone ****46%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****43%** **35% Own their home ****91%** **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 Uppalam? ■ Uppalam · ■ Sompeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151** **946 Working population ****31.1%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 50.5% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 506 (55%) · **■** Marginal 395 (43%) 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 - Baruvapeta4,939 people - Korlam3,531 people - Rushikudda3,530 people - Mamidipalle3,137 people - Karthalipalem2,853 people - Besiramachandrapuram2,711 people - Gollagandi2,677 people - Palavalasa2,654 people [All 34 villages in Sompeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uppalam?532263 - How far is Uppalam from Srikakulam?105 km by road - What is the population of Uppalam?2,954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uppalam in?Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Uppalam?61.4% (Census 2011)