# Sopalu Village, G.Madugula, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · G.Madugula, Visakhapatnam 

# Sopalu

Sopalu is a village in G.Madugula sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531029**. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 15 households**, the 223rd largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 3.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.5%.

- 69people (2011)
- 15households
- 3.3%literacy
- 531029PIN code

## Sopalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sopalu is 531029.** Sopalu falls in G.Madugula sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531029
- Gram panchayatPeda Luvasingi
- Community development blockG.Madugula
- Census village code584826

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

## How far is Sopalu from nearby towns?

- G.Madugula (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)190 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)126 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 Sopalu?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sopalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yeshthala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · G.Madugula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Sopalu known for?

The main crops are **turmeric and pippali**. About 34% of the 24 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 Sopalu

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

■ Sopalu · ■ G.Madugula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**69%

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 Sopalu?

■ Sopalu · ■ G.Madugula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****3.3%**

**38.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**995

Working population ****63.8%**

**62.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 6.2% for men and 0.0% for women. 61% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 44 (100%)

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 G.Madugula

- Valasapadu72 people
- Vandrangipadu72 people
- Killupalle71 people
- Goddalikarra69 people
- Busulakota65 people
- Bagarugudi64 people
- Chinnakothuru63 people
- Jolamputtu63 people

[All 328 villages in G.Madugula](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/g-madugula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sopalu?531029
- How far is Sopalu from Visakhapatnam?190 km by road
- What is the population of Sopalu?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sopalu in?Visakhapatnam district (G.Madugula sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sopalu?3.3% (Census 2011)