Village · Vangara, Srikakulam
# Talagam

Talagam is a village in Vangara sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532461. The 2011 Census counted 1,908 people in 515 households, the 5th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.1%.
- 1,908 people (2011)
- 515 households
- 46.3% literacy
- 532461 PIN code

## Talagam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Talagam is 532461. Talagam falls in Vangara sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532461
- Gram panchayat Talagam
- Community development block Vangara
- Census village code 580785

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Talagam from nearby towns?
- Vangara (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Talagam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Talagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Madduvalasa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Talagam known for?

The main crops are paddy, jute and sugar cane. About 66% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Talagam

Of every 100 households in Talagam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talagam · ■ Vangara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 89%
- Toilet within the home 4% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 88%
- Tap water 0% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 90%
- Use banking services 38% 36%
- Television 27% 36%
- Mobile phone 39% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 51% 41%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Talagam?

■ Talagam · ■ Vangara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.3% 52.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 1018
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 956 937
- Working population 55.7% 53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 35.1% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 86 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 62 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 86 (8%) · ■ Marginal 827 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vangara
- Koppara 2,968 people
- Arasada 2,967 people
- Voni Agraharam 2,184 people
- M S Puram 2,053 people
- Vangara 1,764 people
- Sivvam 1,685 people
- Sangam 1,658 people
- Rajulagumada 1,615 people

All 37 villages in Vangara

## Other places named Talagam
- Talagam · Village, Tekkali, Srikakulam · 1,800 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Talagam? 532461
- How far is Talagam from Srikakulam? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Talagam? 1,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talagam in? Srikakulam district (Vangara sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Talagam? 46.3% (Census 2011)

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