# Darakonda Village, Gudem Kotha Veedhi – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Visakhapatnam 

# Darakonda

Darakonda is a village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531105**. The 2011 Census counted **812 people in 177 households**, the 15th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.

- 812people (2011)
- 177households
- 46.1%literacy
- 531105PIN code

## Darakonda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darakonda is 531105.** Darakonda falls in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531105
- Gram panchayatDarakonda
- Community development blockGudem Kotha Veedhi
- Census village code585420

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

## How far is Darakonda from nearby towns?

- Gudem Kotha Veedhi (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)200 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)160 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 Darakonda?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Darakonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sileru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Darakonda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Darakonda

Of every 100 households in Darakonda in 2011, 30 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darakonda · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****10%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**25%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**68%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Darakonda?

■ Darakonda · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**40.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****713**

**1101

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**1031

Working population ****51.6%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 23.1% for women. 41% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 319 (76%)

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 Gudem Kotha Veedhi

- Devarapalle895 people
- R.V.Nagar863 people
- Ginjangi854 people
- Pippaladoddi838 people
- Yerravaram811 people
- Pujaripakalu798 people
- Boddamanupakalu775 people
- Chaparathipalem761 people

[All 173 villages in Gudem Kotha Veedhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/gudem-kotha-veedhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darakonda?531105
- How far is Darakonda from Visakhapatnam?200 km by road
- What is the population of Darakonda?812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darakonda in?Visakhapatnam district (Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darakonda?46.1% (Census 2011)
