Village · Anandapuram, Visakhapatnam # Sontyam Sontyam is a village in Anandapuram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531173. The 2011 Census counted 4,386 people in 1,088 households, the 3rd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 4,386 people (2011) - 1,088 households - 59.7% literacy - 531173 PIN code ## Sontyam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sontyam is 531173. Sontyam falls in Anandapuram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531173 - Gram panchayat Sontyam - Community development block Anandapuram - Census village code 586096 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sontyam from nearby towns? - Anandapuram (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 30 km by road - Bheemunipatnam (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sontyam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sontyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Engineering college In village · 2 private - ● Management institute In village · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society 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 5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bheemunipatnam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sontyam known for? About 46% of the 825 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sontyam Of every 100 households in Sontyam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sontyam · ■ Anandapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 92% - Toilet within the home 26% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 78% - Tap water 33% 44% - Drinking water within premises 22% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 77% - Use banking services 25% 34% - Television 53% 53% - Mobile phone 48% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 28% - Own their home 89% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sontyam? ■ Sontyam · ■ Anandapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.7% 54.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 937 - Working population 41.2% 48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 196 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 559 (31%) · ■ Household industry 30 (2%) · ■ Other work 607 (34%) · ■ Marginal 416 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anandapuram - Anandapuram 7,707 people - Vemulavalasa 4,707 people - Vellanki 4,227 people - Gambheeram 4,191 people - Gidijala 3,849 people - Gottipalle 3,100 people All 32 villages in Anandapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sontyam? 531173 - How far is Sontyam from Visakhapatnam? 30 km by road - What is the population of Sontyam? 4,386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sontyam in? Visakhapatnam district (Anandapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sontyam? 59.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anandapuram/sontyam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.