# Amalapadu Village, Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/amalapadu/ Village · Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam # Amalapadu Amalapadu is a village in Vajrapukothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532218**. The 2011 Census counted **4,268 people in 1,061 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 4,268people (2011) - 1,061households - 66.4%literacy - 532218PIN code ## Amalapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amalapadu is 532218.** Amalapadu falls in Vajrapukothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532218 - Gram panchayatAmalapadu - Community development blockVajrapukothuru - Census village code580578 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amalapadu from nearby towns? - Vajrapukothuru (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)77 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (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 Amalapadu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Amalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Pundi - ○Degree college10+ km · Palasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Amalapadu known for? The main crops are **cashew nut and coconut**. About 66% of the 1,053 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Amalapadu Of every 100 households in Amalapadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amalapadu · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****20%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **82% Use banking services ****32%** **50% Television ****45%** **47% Mobile phone ****49%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **31% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Amalapadu? ■ Amalapadu · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **892 Working population ****46.0%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 318 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (18%) · **■** Household industry 61 (3%) · **■** Other work 883 (45%) · **■** Marginal 353 (18%) 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 Vajrapukothuru - Laxmidevipeta @ Nuvvalarevu6,303 people - Pallivuru @ Sangaruvanipeta5,145 people - Metturu3,860 people - Peddamuraharipuram3,420 people - Devunaltada3,151 people - Komarlatada2,828 people [All 59 villages in Vajrapukothuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amalapadu?532218 - How far is Amalapadu from Srikakulam?77 km by road - What is the population of Amalapadu?4,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amalapadu in?Srikakulam district (Vajrapukothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amalapadu?66.4% (Census 2011)