Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam
# Mala Singaram

Mala Singaram is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531151. The 2011 Census counted 1,462 people in 332 households, the 4th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 1,462 people (2011)
- 332 households
- 46.6% literacy
- 531151 PIN code

## Mala Singaram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mala Singaram is 531151. Mala Singaram falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531151
- Gram panchayat Chinalabudu
- Community development block Araku Valley
- Census village code 583935

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mala Singaram from nearby towns?
- Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 123 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 123 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mala Singaram?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mala Singaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Mala Singaram known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 87% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mala Singaram

Of every 100 households in Mala Singaram in 2011, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mala Singaram · ■ Araku Valley rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 65%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89%
- Tap water 22% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93%
- Use banking services 35% 42%
- Television 16% 16%
- Mobile phone 15% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 68% 64%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mala Singaram?

■ Mala Singaram · ■ Araku Valley rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.6% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1095 1120
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1235 1053
- Working population 59.8% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 32.3% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 706 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (8%) · ■ Household industry 46 (5%) · ■ Other work 23 (3%) · ■ Marginal 30 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley
- Yandapallivalasa 3,850 people
- Padmapuram 2,022 people
- Chinalabudu 1,600 people
- Kothaballuguda 1,321 people
- Gannela 1,239 people
- Madaguda 1,213 people
- Baski 1,083 people

All 169 villages in Araku Valley

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mala Singaram? 531151
- How far is Mala Singaram from Visakhapatnam? 123 km by road
- What is the population of Mala Singaram? 1,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala Singaram in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mala Singaram? 46.6% (Census 2011)

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