# Taruva Village, Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/taruva/ Village · Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam # Taruva Taruva is a village in Devarapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 339 households**, the 20th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 1,310people (2011) - 339households - 53.7%literacy - 531030PIN code ## Taruva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taruva is 531030.** Taruva falls in Devarapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531030 - Gram panchayatTaruva - Community development blockDevarapalle - Census village code585988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taruva from nearby towns? - Devarapalle (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)56 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town)56 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 Taruva? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Taruva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devarapalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Chodavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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)7 h summer · 7 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 Taruva known for? About 61% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Taruva Of every 100 households in Taruva in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Taruva · ■ Devarapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **84% Tap water ****29%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****44%** **43% Television ****47%** **38% Mobile phone ****47%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **32% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Taruva? ■ Taruva · ■ Devarapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **968 Working population ****59.2%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 42.2% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (10%) · **■** Marginal 128 (16%) 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 Devarapalle - Thimiram1,480 people - Mamidipalle1,458 people - Venkatarajupuram1,394 people - Marepalle1,363 people - Garisingi1,270 people - Chinanandipalle1,264 people - Valabu1,014 people - Narasimha Gajapathinagaram902 people [All 43 villages in Devarapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taruva?531030 - How far is Taruva from Visakhapatnam?56 km by road - What is the population of Taruva?1,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taruva in?Visakhapatnam district (Devarapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Taruva?53.7% (Census 2011)