# Adaru Village, Veeraghattam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Veeraghattam, Srikakulam 

# Adaru

Adaru is a village in Veeraghattam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532460**. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 261 households**, the 27th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,055people (2011)
- 261households
- 50.5%literacy
- 532460PIN code

## Adaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adaru is 532460.** Adaru falls in Veeraghattam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532460
- Gram panchayatAdaru
- Community development blockVeeraghattam
- Census village code579943

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

## How far is Adaru from nearby towns?

- Veeraghattam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)54 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)35 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 Adaru?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Adaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Veeraghattam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Veeraghattam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube 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 Adaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Adaru

Of every 100 households in Adaru in 2011, 78 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adaru · ■ Veeraghattam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**87%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****2%**

**38%

Television ****38%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**43%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Adaru?

■ Adaru · ■ Veeraghattam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**968

Working population ****51.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 43.8% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (43%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 158 (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 Veeraghattam

- Mokasharajapuram1,138 people
- Regulapadu1,123 people
- Chinagora1,112 people
- Kimmi1,079 people
- Kummarigunta1,040 people
- Gadagamma930 people
- V. Venkampeta841 people
- Bodlapadu794 people

[All 41 villages in Veeraghattam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/veeraghattam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adaru?532460
- How far is Adaru from Srikakulam?54 km by road
- What is the population of Adaru?1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adaru in?Srikakulam district (Veeraghattam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Adaru?50.5% (Census 2011)