# Gollalapadu Village, Vajrapukothuru – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam 

# Gollalapadu

Gollalapadu is a village in Vajrapukothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532218**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 135 households**, the 37th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 497people (2011)
- 135households
- 65.5%literacy
- 532218PIN code

## Gollalapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gollalapadu is 532218.** Gollalapadu falls in Vajrapukothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532218
- Gram panchayatChinavaka
- Community development blockVajrapukothuru
- Census village code580529

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

## How far is Gollalapadu from nearby towns?

- Vajrapukothuru (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)80 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)10 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 Gollalapadu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gollalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Palasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Gollalapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 71% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Gollalapadu

Of every 100 households in Gollalapadu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gollalapadu · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**82%

Use banking services ****60%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gollalapadu?

■ Gollalapadu · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**892

Working population ****36.2%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 53.5% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 172 (96%)

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

- Pedavanka667 people
- Garudabhadra646 people
- Peddabadam631 people
- Miliaputti579 people
- Venkatapuram472 people
- Undrukudia438 people
- Rittapadu436 people
- Peddaboddapadu416 people

[All 59 villages in Vajrapukothuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gollalapadu?532218
- How far is Gollalapadu from Srikakulam?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gollalapadu?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gollalapadu in?Srikakulam district (Vajrapukothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gollalapadu?65.5% (Census 2011)
