Village · Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam
# Pedapadu

Pedapadu is a village in Dumbriguda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531151. The 2011 Census counted 252 people in 58 households, the 54th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.
- 252 people (2011)
- 58 households
- 41.3% literacy
- 531151 PIN code

## Pedapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pedapadu is 531151. Pedapadu falls in Dumbriguda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531151
- Gram panchayat Pothangi
- Community development block Dumbriguda
- Census village code 583901

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pedapadu from nearby towns?
- Dumbriguda (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 135 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town) 100 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pedapadu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pedapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dumbriguda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 20 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 Pedapadu known for?

About 86% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pedapadu

Of every 100 households in Pedapadu in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pedapadu · ■ Dumbriguda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 53%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 72%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 57% 37%
- Television 3% 10%
- Mobile phone 14% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 81% 62%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pedapadu?

■ Pedapadu · ■ Dumbriguda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 41.3% 41.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1060
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1294 1026
- Working population 72.2% 60.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 20.8% for women. 72% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 180 (99%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dumbriguda
- Mallivalasa 279 people
- Ombi 274 people
- Jurripadu 259 people
- Goppilivalasa 254 people
- Champaputtu 251 people
- Kusumavalasa 241 people
- Gandha 232 people
- Panasavalasa 227 people

All 87 villages in Dumbriguda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pedapadu? 531151
- How far is Pedapadu from Visakhapatnam? 135 km by road
- What is the population of Pedapadu? 252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedapadu in? Visakhapatnam district (Dumbriguda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pedapadu? 41.3% (Census 2011)

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