# Govada Village, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chodavaram/govada/ Village · Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam # Govada Govada is a village in Chodavaram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531023**. The 2011 Census counted **3,156 people in 798 households**, the 5th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 3,156people (2011) - 798households - 61.5%literacy - 531023PIN code ## Govada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Govada is 531023.** Govada falls in Chodavaram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531023 - Gram panchayatGovada - Community development blockChodavaram - Census village code586223 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Govada from nearby towns? - Chodavaram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)52 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)14 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 Govada? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Govada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chodavaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chodavaram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chodavaram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Govada known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 26% of the 1,131 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Govada Of every 100 households in Govada in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Govada · ■ Chodavaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****38%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **69% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **79% Use banking services ****83%** **58% Television ****68%** **48% Mobile phone ****57%** **45% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **27% Own their home ****92%** **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 Govada? ■ Govada · ■ Chodavaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **915 Working population ****46.1%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 331 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 369 (25%) · **■** Marginal 147 (10%) 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 - Ankupalem6,607 people - Lakkavaram4,273 people - Amberupuram3,901 people - Gavaravaram3,501 people - Chakipalle3,078 people - Gowripatnam3,033 people - Pakirsahebpeta2,933 people - Laxmipuram2,891 people [All 30 villages in Chodavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chodavaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govada?531023 - How far is Govada from Visakhapatnam?52 km by road - What is the population of Govada?3,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govada in?Visakhapatnam district (Chodavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Govada?61.5% (Census 2011)