# Sirijam Village, Cheedikada, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/cheedikada/sirijam/ Village · Cheedikada, Visakhapatnam # Sirijam Sirijam is a village in Cheedikada sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531028**. The 2011 Census counted **2,098 people in 590 households**, the 8th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 2,098people (2011) - 590households - 53.9%literacy - 531028PIN code ## Sirijam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sirijam is 531028.** Sirijam falls in Cheedikada sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531028 - Gram panchayatSirijam - Community development blockCheedikada - Census village code585935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirijam from nearby towns? - Cheedikada (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)69 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)34 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 Sirijam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sirijam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chodavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Chodavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chodavaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Sirijam known for? About 66% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Sirijam Of every 100 households in Sirijam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirijam · ■ Cheedikada rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **84% Tap water ****18%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **92% Use banking services ****52%** **53% Television ****42%** **37% Mobile phone ****44%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **34% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Sirijam? ■ Sirijam · ■ Cheedikada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **951 Working population ****58.6%** **57.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 41.4% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 501 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (25%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 316 (26%) 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 Cheedikada - Turuvolu3,084 people - Chukkapalle2,545 people - Arjunagiri Agraharam2,534 people - Appalarajupuram2,435 people - Dibbapalem2,097 people - Bylapudi1,935 people - G.Kothapalle1,599 people - Dandi Suravaram1,524 people [All 34 villages in Cheedikada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/cheedikada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sirijam?531028 - How far is Sirijam from Visakhapatnam?69 km by road - What is the population of Sirijam?2,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirijam in?Visakhapatnam district (Cheedikada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sirijam?53.9% (Census 2011)