# Valabu Village, Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Devarapalle, Visakhapatnam 

# Valabu

Valabu is a village in Devarapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 282 households**, the 23rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 282households
- 29.1%literacy
- 531030PIN code

## Valabu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valabu is 531030.** Valabu falls in Devarapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531030
- Gram panchayatValabu
- Community development blockDevarapalle
- Census village code585955

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Valabu from nearby towns?

- Devarapalle (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)68 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town)68 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 Valabu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Valabu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Valabu known for?

About 19% of the 913 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Valabu

Of every 100 households in Valabu in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Valabu · ■ Devarapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****23%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Valabu?

■ Valabu · ■ Devarapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.1%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327**

**968

Working population ****65.0%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.6% for men and 23.6% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 233 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (61%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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

- Marepalle1,363 people
- Taruva1,310 people
- Garisingi1,270 people
- Chinanandipalle1,264 people
- Narasimha Gajapathinagaram902 people
- Seetampeta797 people
- Chinagangavaram753 people
- Chintalapudi701 people

[All 43 villages in Devarapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valabu?531030
- How far is Valabu from Visakhapatnam?68 km by road
- What is the population of Valabu?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valabu in?Visakhapatnam district (Devarapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Valabu?29.1% (Census 2011)