# Vakapalle Village, Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/vakapalle/ Village · Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam # Vakapalle Vakapalle is a village in Devarapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,978 people in 526 households**, the 10th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 1,978people (2011) - 526households - 46.8%literacy - 531030PIN code ## Vakapalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakapalle is 531030.** Vakapalle falls in Devarapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531030 - Gram panchayatVakapalle - Community development blockDevarapalle - Census village code585987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakapalle from nearby towns? - Devarapalle (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)59 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town)59 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 Vakapalle? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vakapalle; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Chodavaram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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 Vakapalle known for? About 77% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Vakapalle Of every 100 households in Vakapalle in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vakapalle · ■ Devarapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****97%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****33%** **38% Mobile phone ****31%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****44%** **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 Vakapalle? ■ Vakapalle · ■ Devarapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **968 Working population ****55.8%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (8%) · **■** Marginal 250 (23%) 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 - Pedanandipalle Agraharam2,430 people - Tenugupudi2,324 people - Vechalam2,307 people - Boilakintada2,070 people - Kasipuram1,975 people - Kothapenta1,732 people - Raiwada1,676 people - Mulakalapalle1,578 people [All 43 villages in Devarapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vakapalle?531030 - How far is Vakapalle from Visakhapatnam?59 km by road - What is the population of Vakapalle?1,978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakapalle in?Visakhapatnam district (Devarapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vakapalle?46.8% (Census 2011)