# Bowda Village, Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam 

# Bowda

Bowda is a village in Chintapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531111**. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 132 households**, the 39th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.7%.

- 413people (2011)
- 132households
- 44.6%literacy
- 531111PIN code

## Bowda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bowda is 531111.** Bowda falls in Chintapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531111
- Gram panchayatKitumula
- Community development blockChintapalle
- Census village code585334

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

## How far is Bowda from nearby towns?

- Chintapalle (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)109 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)70 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 Bowda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Bowda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and rajma**. About 91% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bowda

Of every 100 households in Bowda in 2011, 57 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bowda · ■ Chintapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**11%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**68%

Own their home ****85%**

**96%

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 Bowda?

■ Bowda · ■ Chintapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**37.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****607**

**1017

Working population ****65.4%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 33.3% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 226 (84%)

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 Chintapalle

- Baddimetta443 people
- Vurisingi431 people
- Kadasilpa420 people
- Pedapakalu414 people
- Samagiri413 people
- Basangi Kothuru390 people
- Sanivaram389 people
- Mallavaram379 people

[All 248 villages in Chintapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chintapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bowda?531111
- How far is Bowda from Visakhapatnam?109 km by road
- What is the population of Bowda?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bowda in?Visakhapatnam district (Chintapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bowda?44.6% (Census 2011)