# Ankupalem Village, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam 

# Ankupalem

Ankupalem is a village in Chodavaram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531036**. The 2011 Census counted **6,607 people in 1,714 households**, the 1st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 6,607people (2011)
- 1,714households
- 74.5%literacy
- 531036PIN code

## Ankupalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ankupalem is 531036.** Ankupalem falls in Chodavaram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531036
- Gram panchayatAnkupalem&Gandhi Gramam
- Community development blockChodavaram
- Census village code586217

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

## How far is Ankupalem from nearby towns?

- Chodavaram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)59 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)21 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 Ankupalem?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Ankupalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chodavaram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Ankupalem known for?

About 84% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Ankupalem

Of every 100 households in Ankupalem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ankupalem · ■ Chodavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**69%

Tap water ****86%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**79%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****70%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****74%**

**90%

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 Ankupalem?

■ Ankupalem · ■ Chodavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**915

Working population ****38.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 66.8% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (14%) · **■** Household industry 70 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,402 (56%) · **■** Marginal 552 (22%)

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 Chodavaram

- Lakkavaram4,273 people
- Amberupuram3,901 people
- Gavaravaram3,501 people
- Govada3,156 people

[All 30 villages in Chodavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chodavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ankupalem?531036
- How far is Ankupalem from Visakhapatnam?59 km by road
- What is the population of Ankupalem?6,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ankupalem in?Visakhapatnam district (Chodavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ankupalem?74.5% (Census 2011)
