# Karaka Village, Butchayyapeta, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/butchayyapeta/karaka/ Village · Butchayyapeta, Visakhapatnam # Karaka Karaka is a village in Butchayyapeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531025**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 202 households**, the 30th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 859people (2011) - 202households - 52.4%literacy - 531025PIN code ## Karaka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karaka is 531025.** Karaka falls in Butchayyapeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531025 - Gram panchayatKaraka - Community development blockButchayyapeta - Census village code586267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karaka from nearby towns? - Butchayyapeta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)65 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)36 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 Karaka? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anakapalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Vaddadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Karaka known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 97% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Karaka Of every 100 households in Karaka in 2011, 79 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karaka · ■ Butchayyapeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **88% Toilet within the home ****6%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **83% Tap water ****71%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****78%** **52% Television ****57%** **38% Mobile phone ****52%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Karaka? ■ Karaka · ■ Butchayyapeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%** **52.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **905 Working population ****60.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 41.8% for women. 58% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 104 (20%) 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 Butchayyapeta - Aithampudi1,064 people - Kondempudi1,026 people - R. Sivarampuram980 people - Kondapalem979 people - Neelakantapuram841 people - Gantikorlam818 people - Pangidi670 people - China Madina663 people [All 40 villages in Butchayyapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/butchayyapeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karaka?531025 - How far is Karaka from Visakhapatnam?65 km by road - What is the population of Karaka?859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karaka in?Visakhapatnam district (Butchayyapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karaka?52.4% (Census 2011)