# Dosuru Village, Atchutapuram, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/atchutapuram/dosuru/ Village · Atchutapuram, Visakhapatnam # Dosuru Dosuru is a village in Atchutapuram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531011**. The 2011 Census counted **2,465 people in 600 households**, the 8th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,465people (2011) - 600households - 60.3%literacy - 531011PIN code ## Dosuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dosuru is 531011.** Dosuru falls in Atchutapuram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531011 - Gram panchayatDosuru - Community development blockAtchutapuram - Census village code586395 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dosuru from nearby towns? - Atchutapuram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)35 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)16 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 Dosuru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dosuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Atchutapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Atchutapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Dosuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 27% of the 1,198 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Dosuru Of every 100 households in Dosuru in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dosuru · ■ Atchutapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****15%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **66% Tap water ****35%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****72%** **56% Television ****39%** **50% Mobile phone ****55%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Dosuru? ■ Dosuru · ■ Atchutapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058** **908 Working population ****51.4%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 501 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (31%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 299 (24%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%) 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 Atchutapuram - Haripalem3,476 people - Veduruvada3,365 people - Maduthuru2,613 people - Melupaka Jagannadhapuram2,475 people - Andalapalle2,427 people - Cheemalapalle2,410 people - Tantadi2,378 people - Pedapadu2,308 people [All 34 villages in Atchutapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/atchutapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dosuru?531011 - How far is Dosuru from Visakhapatnam?35 km by road - What is the population of Dosuru?2,465 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dosuru in?Visakhapatnam district (Atchutapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dosuru?60.3% (Census 2011)