Village · Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Visakhapatnam
# Petrai

Petrai is a village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531133. The 2011 Census counted 350 people in 77 households, the 61st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.
- 350 people (2011)
- 77 households
- 11.3% literacy
- 531133 PIN code

## Petrai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Petrai is 531133. Petrai falls in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531133
- Gram panchayat Darakonda
- Community development block Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- Census village code 585391

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Petrai from nearby towns?
- Gudem Kotha Veedhi (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 195 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 155 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Petrai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Petrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sileru
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Petrai known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ragi.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Petrai

Of every 100 households in Petrai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Petrai · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 52%
- Toilet within the home 99% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 87%
- Tap water 100% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 100% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 97%
- Use banking services 1% 25%
- Television 99% 14%
- Mobile phone 65% 8%
- Computer with internet 4% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 18% 0%
- None of these assets 0% 68%
- Own their home 62% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Petrai?

■ Petrai · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 11.3% 40.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 1101
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 788 1031
- Working population 45.4% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 18.1% for men and 4.2% for women. 46% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 82 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (48%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- Gummirevulu 368 people
- Kampamanupakalu 360 people
- Kodisingi 354 people
- Kommalawada 353 people
- Saprla 347 people
- Munagarapalle 321 people
- Lakkavaram 314 people
- Gomuvada 309 people

All 173 villages in Gudem Kotha Veedhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Petrai? 531133
- How far is Petrai from Visakhapatnam? 195 km by road
- What is the population of Petrai? 350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petrai in? Visakhapatnam district (Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Petrai? 11.3% (Census 2011)

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