Village · Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam # Araku Araku is a village in Dumbriguda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531151. The 2011 Census counted 2,279 people in 574 households, the 2nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%. - 2,279 people (2011) - 574 households - 59.8% literacy - 531151 PIN code ## Araku PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Araku is 531151. Araku falls in Dumbriguda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531151 - Gram panchayat Araku - Community development block Dumbriguda - Census village code 583876 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Araku from nearby towns? - Dumbriguda (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 110 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 89 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Araku? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Araku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Araku Valley - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Araku Valley - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Araku known for? About 93% of the 2,260 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Araku Of every 100 households in Araku in 2011, 75 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Araku · ■ Dumbriguda rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 53% - Toilet within the home 15% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 72% - Tap water 0% 22% - Drinking water within premises 9% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 97% - Use banking services 38% 37% - Television 39% 10% - Mobile phone 20% 22% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 12% 4% - Car / jeep / van 2% 6% - None of these assets 46% 62% - Own their home 91% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Araku? ■ Araku · ■ Dumbriguda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.8% 41.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1099 1060 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 878 1026 - Working population 49.9% 60.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 58 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 158 (14%) · ■ Household industry 26 (2%) · ■ Other work 135 (12%) · ■ Marginal 760 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dumbriguda - Sagara 2,303 people - Kinchumanda 2,141 people - Guntaseema 1,870 people - Dumbriguda 1,795 people - Gasaba 1,697 people All 87 villages in Dumbriguda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Araku? 531151 - How far is Araku from Visakhapatnam? 110 km by road - What is the population of Araku? 2,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Araku in? Visakhapatnam district (Dumbriguda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Araku? 59.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/dumbriguda/araku/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.