Village · Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam # Bennavolu Bennavolu is a village in Chodavaram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531036. The 2011 Census counted 1,628 people in 437 households, the 21st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 1,628 people (2011) - 437 households - 56.5% literacy - 531036 PIN code ## Bennavolu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bennavolu is 531036. Bennavolu falls in Chodavaram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531036 - Gram panchayat Bennavolu - Community development block Chodavaram - Census village code 586225 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bennavolu from nearby towns? - Chodavaram (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 62 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bennavolu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bennavolu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chodavaram - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chodavaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chodavaram - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bennavolu known for? The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 59% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bennavolu Of every 100 households in Bennavolu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bennavolu · ■ Chodavaram rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 91% - Toilet within the home 10% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 69% - Tap water 5% 74% - Drinking water within premises 2% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 79% - Use banking services 60% 58% - Television 34% 48% - Mobile phone 53% 45% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 27% - Own their home 96% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bennavolu? ■ Bennavolu · ■ Chodavaram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.5% 60.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 1020 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 603 915 - Working population 57.8% 47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 45.2% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 162 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 236 (25%) · ■ Household industry 188 (20%) · ■ Other work 127 (13%) · ■ Marginal 228 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chodavaram - Gajapathinagaram 2,030 people - Muddurthi 1,998 people - Narasayyapeta 1,894 people - Bhogapuram 1,740 people - Jannavaram 1,431 people - Gandhavaram 1,271 people - Damunapalle 1,110 people - Mycherlapalem 953 people All 30 villages in Chodavaram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bennavolu? 531036 - How far is Bennavolu from Visakhapatnam? 62 km by road - What is the population of Bennavolu? 1,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bennavolu in? Visakhapatnam district (Chodavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bennavolu? 56.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chodavaram/bennavolu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.