Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam # Chendrapodaru Chendrapodaru is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531049. The 2011 Census counted 35 people in 8 households, the 153rd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 35 people (2011) - 8 households - 36.7% literacy - 531049 PIN code ## Chendrapodaru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chendrapodaru is 531049. Chendrapodaru falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531049 - Gram panchayat Iragai - Community development block Araku Valley - Census village code 583952 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chendrapodaru from nearby towns? - Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 136 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 136 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chendrapodaru? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Chendrapodaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Gannela - ○ 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) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chendrapodaru known for? The main crops are sodi and ginger. About 26% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chendrapodaru Of every 100 households in Chendrapodaru in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chendrapodaru · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 65% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 12% 42% - Television 12% 16% - Mobile phone 25% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 50% 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 Chendrapodaru? ■ Chendrapodaru · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 36.7% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1500 1120 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 4000 1053 - Working population 65.7% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.2% for men and 29.4% for women. 79% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (4%) · ■ Marginal 18 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley - Piripodaru 41 people - Bairuguda 38 people - Dellipadu 36 people - Kajjuruguda 36 people - Mettapadu 33 people - Pedagaruvu 28 people - Duddikonda 26 people - Jarlangi 22 people All 169 villages in Araku Valley ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chendrapodaru? 531049 - How far is Chendrapodaru from Visakhapatnam? 136 km by road - What is the population of Chendrapodaru? 35 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chendrapodaru in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chendrapodaru? 36.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/chendrapodaru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.