# Rittapadu Village, Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam 

# Rittapadu

Rittapadu is a village in Vajrapukothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532222**. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 123 households**, the 40th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 436people (2011)
- 123households
- 79.5%literacy
- 532222PIN code

## Rittapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rittapadu is 532222.** Rittapadu falls in Vajrapukothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532222
- Gram panchayatBathupuram
- Community development blockVajrapukothuru
- Census village code580532

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

## How far is Rittapadu from nearby towns?

- Vajrapukothuru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)80 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)5 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 Rittapadu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rittapadu; 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Palasa Kasibugga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Rittapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and ground nut**. About 68% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Rittapadu

Of every 100 households in Rittapadu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rittapadu · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**82%

Use banking services ****27%**

**50%

Television ****62%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rittapadu?

■ Rittapadu · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**892

Working population ****49.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 70.2% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (24%) · **■** Other work 34 (16%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Miliaputti579 people
- Gollalapadu497 people
- Venkatapuram472 people
- Undrukudia438 people
- Peddaboddapadu416 people
- Seethapuram413 people
- Uddanamkurmanadhapuram333 people
- Thadivada300 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rittapadu?532222
- How far is Rittapadu from Srikakulam?80 km by road
- What is the population of Rittapadu?436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rittapadu in?Srikakulam district (Vajrapukothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rittapadu?79.5% (Census 2011)
