# Bitiwada Village, Veeraghattam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Veeraghattam, Srikakulam 

# Bitiwada

Bitiwada is a village in Veeraghattam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532462**. The 2011 Census counted **2,979 people in 735 households**, the 3rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,979people (2011)
- 735households
- 47.7%literacy
- 532462PIN code

## Bitiwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bitiwada is 532462.** Bitiwada falls in Veeraghattam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532462
- Gram panchayatBitiwada
- Community development blockVeeraghattam
- Census village code579946

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

## How far is Bitiwada from nearby towns?

- Veeraghattam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)56 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)32 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 Bitiwada?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bitiwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bitiwada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Bitiwada

Of every 100 households in Bitiwada in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bitiwada · ■ Veeraghattam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****20%**

**38%

Television ****32%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**43%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Bitiwada?

■ Bitiwada · ■ Veeraghattam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**968

Working population ****56.2%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (32%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (9%) · **■** Marginal 687 (41%)

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

- Veeraghattam14,315 people
- Nadukuru3,461 people
- Talavaram2,978 people
- Tettangi2,853 people
- Chalivendri2,401 people
- Vanduva2,302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bitiwada?532462
- How far is Bitiwada from Srikakulam?56 km by road
- What is the population of Bitiwada?2,979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bitiwada in?Srikakulam district (Veeraghattam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bitiwada?47.7% (Census 2011)
