Village · Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Visakhapatnam # Parikala Parikala is a village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531133. The 2011 Census counted 385 people in 98 households, the 53rd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%. - 385 people (2011) - 98 households - 30.1% literacy - 531133 PIN code ## Parikala PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Parikala is 531133. Parikala falls in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531133 - Gram panchayat Rintada - Community development block Gudem Kotha Veedhi - Census village code 585538 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Parikala from nearby towns? - Gudem Kotha Veedhi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 147 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 107 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Parikala? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Parikala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gudem Kotha Veedhi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chintapalle - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Parikala known for? The main crops are paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Parikala Of every 100 households in Parikala in 2011, 46 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Parikala · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 46% 52% - Toilet within the home 2% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 87% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 34% 25% - Television 16% 14% - Mobile phone 0% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 3% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 71% 68% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Parikala? ■ Parikala · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 30.1% 40.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1151 1101 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 825 1031 - Working population 63.4% 60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.8% for men and 16.8% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 95 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 16 (7%) · ■ Marginal 126 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gudem Kotha Veedhi - Suravaram 402 people - Kondrupalle 400 people - Bathunuru 389 people - Kattupalle 385 people - Sankadakothuru 383 people - Gondipalle 374 people - Chamagedda 373 people - Gummirevulu 368 people All 173 villages in Gudem Kotha Veedhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parikala? 531133 - How far is Parikala from Visakhapatnam? 147 km by road - What is the population of Parikala? 385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parikala in? Visakhapatnam district (Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Parikala? 30.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/gudem-kotha-veedhi/parikala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.