Village · Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam # Gowripatnam Gowripatnam is a village in Chodavaram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531036. The 2011 Census counted 3,033 people in 804 households, the 7th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 3,033 people (2011) - 804 households - 54.2% literacy - 531036 PIN code ## Gowripatnam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gowripatnam is 531036. Gowripatnam falls in Chodavaram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531036 - Gram panchayat Gowripatnam - Community development block Chodavaram - Census village code 586215 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gowripatnam 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. ## What facilities are there in Gowripatnam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gowripatnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chodavaram - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Chodavaram - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Chodavaram - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gowripatnam known for? The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 91% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 453 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gowripatnam Of every 100 households in Gowripatnam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gowripatnam · ■ Chodavaram rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 91% - Toilet within the home 11% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 69% - Tap water 89% 74% - Drinking water within premises 3% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 79% - Use banking services 32% 58% - Television 38% 48% - Mobile phone 43% 45% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 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 Gowripatnam? ■ Gowripatnam · ■ Chodavaram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.2% 60.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 1020 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 815 915 - Working population 42.7% 47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 183 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 883 (68%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 125 (10%) · ■ Marginal 85 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chodavaram - Amberupuram 3,901 people - Gavaravaram 3,501 people - Govada 3,156 people - Chakipalle 3,078 people - Pakirsahebpeta 2,933 people - Laxmipuram 2,891 people - Venkayyagaripeta 2,811 people - Venkannapalem 2,754 people All 30 villages in Chodavaram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowripatnam? 531036 - How far is Gowripatnam from Visakhapatnam? 59 km by road - What is the population of Gowripatnam? 3,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowripatnam in? Visakhapatnam district (Chodavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gowripatnam? 54.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chodavaram/gowripatnam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.