# Pedavanka Village, Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/pedavanka/ Village · Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam # Pedavanka Pedavanka is a village in Vajrapukothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532219**. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 202 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 667people (2011) - 202households - 69.5%literacy - 532219PIN code ## Pedavanka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pedavanka is 532219.** Pedavanka falls in Vajrapukothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532219 - Gram panchayatBathupuram - Community development blockVajrapukothuru - Census village code580541 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pedavanka from nearby towns? - Vajrapukothuru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)88 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)8 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 Pedavanka? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pedavanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palasa Kasibugga - ○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 - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered 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 Pedavanka known for? The main crops are **cashew nut and coconut**. About 93% of the 179 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 Pedavanka Of every 100 households in Pedavanka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pedavanka · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **84% Tap water ****94%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **82% Use banking services ****32%** **50% Television ****51%** **47% Mobile phone ****20%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****40%** **31% Own their home ****87%** **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 Pedavanka? ■ Pedavanka · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1180** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562** **892 Working population ****38.4%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 58.3% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (61%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (10%) · **■** Marginal 23 (9%) 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 - Pollada862 people - Gadivuru831 people - Mahadevipuram777 people - Synooru670 people - Garudabhadra646 people - Peddabadam631 people - Miliaputti579 people - Gollalapadu497 people [All 59 villages in Vajrapukothuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pedavanka?532219 - How far is Pedavanka from Srikakulam?88 km by road - What is the population of Pedavanka?667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pedavanka in?Srikakulam district (Vajrapukothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pedavanka?69.5% (Census 2011)