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

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Village · G.Madugula, Visakhapatnam 

# Vakapalle

Vakapalle is a village in G.Madugula sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531029**. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 143 households**, the 11th largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.5%.

- 541people (2011)
- 143households
- 22.5%literacy
- 531029PIN code

## Vakapalle PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code531029
- Gram panchayatNurmatti
- Community development blockG.Madugula
- Census village code584850

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

## How far is Vakapalle from nearby towns?

- G.Madugula (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)162 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)120 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 Vakapalle?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Vakapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · G.Madugula
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Vakapalle known for?

The main crops are **turmeric and pippali**. About 86% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Vakapalle

Of every 100 households in Vakapalle in 2011, 86 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.

■ Vakapalle · ■ G.Madugula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**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 ****98%**

**69%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Vakapalle?

■ Vakapalle · ■ G.Madugula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.5%**

**38.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**995

Working population ****63.0%**

**62.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.5% for men and 13.9% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 182 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 143 (42%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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

- Gemmeli785 people
- K.Kodapalle748 people
- Peddalochale704 people
- Solabham617 people
- P.G.Madugula538 people
- Gondimelaka535 people
- Kokkirapalle514 people
- Boithela @ Bonkatili510 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 Vakapalle?531029
- How far is Vakapalle from Visakhapatnam?162 km by road
- What is the population of Vakapalle?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vakapalle in?Visakhapatnam district (G.Madugula sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vakapalle?22.5% (Census 2011)