# Karaka Village, Golugonda, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Golugonda, Visakhapatnam 

# Karaka

Karaka is a village in Golugonda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531116**. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 130 households**, the 23rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 464people (2011)
- 130households
- 44.8%literacy
- 531116PIN code

## Karaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karaka is 531116.** Karaka falls in Golugonda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531116
- Gram panchayatKotha Yellavaram
- Community development blockGolugonda
- Census village code585780

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

## How far is Karaka from nearby towns?

- Golugonda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)89 km by road
- Tuni (nearest town)59 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 Karaka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Karaka known for?

About 67% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Karaka

Of every 100 households in Karaka in 2011, 55 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karaka · ■ Golugonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**78%

Tap water ****63%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**13%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****96%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Karaka?

■ Karaka · ■ Golugonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**988

Working population ****59.9%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 34.2% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 227 (82%)

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 Golugonda

- Yarakampeta755 people
- Lingamdora Palem646 people
- Jammadevipeta587 people
- Polavaram505 people
- Kasimi415 people
- Jammavaram400 people
- Nagannadorapalem399 people
- Pallapu Nagannadora Palem383 people

[All 36 villages in Golugonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/golugonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karaka?531116
- How far is Karaka from Visakhapatnam?89 km by road
- What is the population of Karaka?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaka in?Visakhapatnam district (Golugonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaka?44.8% (Census 2011)