Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam
# Pedagaruvu

Pedagaruvu is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531049. The 2011 Census counted 28 people in 6 households, the 155th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district.
- 28 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 867 females per 1,000 males
- 531049 PIN code

## Pedagaruvu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pedagaruvu is 531049. Pedagaruvu falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531049
- Gram panchayat Iragai
- Community development block Araku Valley
- Census village code 583956

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

## How far is Pedagaruvu from nearby towns?
- Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 39 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 Pedagaruvu?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pedagaruvu; 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 5–10 km · Iragai
- ○ 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 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 Pedagaruvu known for?

The main crops are sodi and sama. About 4% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pedagaruvu

Of every 100 households in Pedagaruvu in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pedagaruvu · ■ Araku Valley rural average
- Electricity for lighting 33% 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 0% 42%
- Television 0% 16%
- Mobile phone 0% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 33% 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 Pedagaruvu?

■ Pedagaruvu · ■ Araku Valley rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 0.0% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 1120
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1053
- Working population 75.0% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 73% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 15 (71%) · ■ Marginal 6 (29%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley
- Dellipadu 36 people
- Kajjuruguda 36 people
- Chendrapodaru 35 people
- Mettapadu 33 people
- Duddikonda 26 people
- Jarlangi 22 people
- Gandametta 20 people
- Pedageddavalasa 20 people

All 169 villages in Araku Valley

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pedagaruvu? 531049
- How far is Pedagaruvu from Visakhapatnam? 136 km by road
- What is the population of Pedagaruvu? 28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedagaruvu in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh

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