# Siragam Village, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam 

# Siragam

Siragam is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531149**. The 2011 Census counted **440 people in 91 households**, the 32nd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 440people (2011)
- 91households
- 39.2%literacy
- 531149PIN code

## Siragam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siragam is 531149.** Siragam falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531149
- Gram panchayatSiragam
- Community development blockAraku Valley
- Census village code584031

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Siragam from nearby towns?

- Araku Valley (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)120 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town)120 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Siragam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Siragam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Siragam known for?

About 31% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Siragam

Of every 100 households in Siragam in 2011, 62 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siragam · ■ Araku Valley rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****51%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****82%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Siragam?

■ Siragam · ■ Araku Valley rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1256**

**1120

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**1053

Working population ****27.5%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 25.6% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley

- Gadyaguda467 people
- Kottavalasa453 people
- Girliguda445 people
- Hattaguda442 people
- Bondam400 people
- Peda Valasa387 people
- Pathaballuguda374 people
- Ravvalaguda371 people

[All 169 villages in Araku Valley](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siragam?531149
- How far is Siragam from Visakhapatnam?120 km by road
- What is the population of Siragam?440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siragam in?Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Siragam?39.2% (Census 2011)