# Sovva Village, Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam 

# Sovva

Sovva is a village in Dumbriguda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531151**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 106 households**, the 44th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 402people (2011)
- 106households
- 39.9%literacy
- 531151PIN code

## Sovva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sovva is 531151.** Sovva falls in Dumbriguda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531151
- Gram panchayatSovva
- Community development blockDumbriguda
- Census village code583864

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

## How far is Sovva from nearby towns?

- Dumbriguda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)135 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)103 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 Sovva?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sovva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Sovva known for?

About 98% of the 371 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 Sovva

Of every 100 households in Sovva in 2011, 0 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sovva · ■ Dumbriguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**72%

Tap water ****28%**

**22%

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

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****64%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sovva?

■ Sovva · ■ Dumbriguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.9%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**1026

Working population ****76.1%**

**60.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 26.2% for women. 77% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (96%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Dumbriguda

- Ujjangi457 people
- Boddaputtu449 people
- Rangilisingi438 people
- Kinjeru432 people
- Gondivalasa363 people
- Sornayakguda @ Surusyaguda363 people
- Vayya336 people
- Thotavalasa330 people

[All 87 villages in Dumbriguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/dumbriguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sovva?531151
- How far is Sovva from Visakhapatnam?135 km by road
- What is the population of Sovva?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sovva in?Visakhapatnam district (Dumbriguda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sovva?39.9% (Census 2011)