Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam # Adaru Adaru is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531149. The 2011 Census counted 209 people in 43 households, the 63rd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 209 people (2011) - 43 households - 33.3% literacy - 531149 PIN code ## Adaru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Adaru is 531149. Adaru falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531149 - Gram panchayat Lotheru - Community development block Araku Valley - Census village code 584099 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Adaru from nearby towns? - Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 140 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 140 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Adaru? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Adaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Adaru known for? The main crops are paddy and sama. About 53% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Adaru Of every 100 households in Adaru in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Adaru · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 65% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 100% 18% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 2% 42% - Television 7% 16% - Mobile phone 0% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 91% 64% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Adaru? ■ Adaru · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.3% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 1120 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1059 1053 - Working population 61.7% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.8% for men and 21.8% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 128 (99%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley - Urumulu 219 people - Piribanda 218 people - Pedagangagudi 213 people - Kothavalasa 211 people - Musriguda 206 people - Amalaguda 204 people - Garudaguda 203 people - Polamguda 198 people All 169 villages in Araku Valley ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Adaru? 531149 - How far is Adaru from Visakhapatnam? 140 km by road - What is the population of Adaru? 209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Adaru in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Adaru? 33.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/adaru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.