# Talagam Village, Tekkali, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/tekkali/talagam/ Village · Tekkali, Srikakulam # Talagam Talagam is a village in Tekkali sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,800 people in 515 households**, the 8th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,800people (2011) - 515households - 63.8%literacy - 532212PIN code ## Talagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talagam is 532212.** Talagam falls in Tekkali sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532212 - Gram panchayatTalagam - Community development blockTekkali - Census village code581000 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talagam from nearby towns? - Tekkali (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)56 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)36 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 Talagam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Talagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tekkali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tekkali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tekkali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Talagam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 70% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 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 Talagam Of every 100 households in Talagam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Talagam · ■ Tekkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****18%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **86% Tap water ****66%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **77% Use banking services ****43%** **39% Television ****39%** **42% Mobile phone ****60%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **34% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Talagam? ■ Talagam · ■ Tekkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1177** **957 Working population ****50.2%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (15%) · **■** Marginal 128 (14%) 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 Tekkali - Booragam2,859 people - Polavaram2,313 people - Pathanoupada2,308 people - Narasingaspalle2,252 people - Peddasana1,656 people - Tolusurupalle1,499 people - Chakipalle1,457 people - Akkavaram1,276 people [All 52 villages in Tekkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/tekkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talagam?532212 - How far is Talagam from Srikakulam?56 km by road - What is the population of Talagam?1,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talagam in?Srikakulam district (Tekkali sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Talagam?63.8% (Census 2011)