Village · Anandapuram, Visakhapatnam # Gidijala Gidijala is a village in Anandapuram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531173. The 2011 Census counted 3,849 people in 915 households, the 6th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 3,849 people (2011) - 915 households - 50.5% literacy - 531173 PIN code ## Gidijala PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gidijala is 531173. Gidijala falls in Anandapuram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531173 - Gram panchayat Gidijala - Community development block Anandapuram - Census village code 586095 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gidijala from nearby towns? - Anandapuram (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 34 km by road - Bheemunipatnam (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gidijala? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gidijala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Engineering college In village · 1 private - ● Management institute In village · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vemulavalasa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bheemunipatnam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pendurthi - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gidijala known for? About 83% of the 1,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gidijala Of every 100 households in Gidijala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gidijala · ■ Anandapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 92% - Toilet within the home 15% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 78% - Tap water 54% 44% - Drinking water within premises 13% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 77% - Use banking services 48% 34% - Television 48% 53% - Mobile phone 42% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 35% 28% - Own their home 88% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gidijala? ■ Gidijala · ■ Anandapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.5% 54.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 937 - Working population 43.9% 48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.9% for men and 42.7% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 269 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 623 (37%) · ■ Household industry 16 (1%) · ■ Other work 450 (27%) · ■ Marginal 331 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anandapuram - Vemulavalasa 4,707 people - Sontyam 4,386 people - Vellanki 4,227 people - Gambheeram 4,191 people - Gottipalle 3,100 people - Peddipalem 2,671 people - Tarluvada 2,586 people - Kusuluvada 2,474 people All 32 villages in Anandapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gidijala? 531173 - How far is Gidijala from Visakhapatnam? 34 km by road - What is the population of Gidijala? 3,849 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gidijala in? Visakhapatnam district (Anandapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gidijala? 50.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anandapuram/gidijala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.