# Pollada Village, Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam 

# Pollada

Pollada is a village in Vajrapukothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532218**. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 216 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 862people (2011)
- 216households
- 70.4%literacy
- 532218PIN code

## Pollada PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532218
- Gram panchayatSynooru
- Community development blockVajrapukothuru
- Census village code580571

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

## How far is Pollada from nearby towns?

- Vajrapukothuru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)65 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 Pollada?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Pollada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Pollada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Pollada

Of every 100 households in Pollada in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pollada · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**82%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****55%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Pollada?

■ Pollada · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**892

Working population ****39.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (24%) · **■** Marginal 100 (29%)

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

- Bathupuram993 people
- Chinavanka967 people
- Reyyipadu965 people
- Kidisingi874 people
- Gadivuru831 people
- Mahadevipuram777 people
- Synooru670 people
- Pedavanka667 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pollada?532218
- How far is Pollada from Srikakulam?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pollada?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pollada in?Srikakulam district (Vajrapukothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pollada?70.4% (Census 2011)