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

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Village · Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Visakhapatnam 

# Sankada

Sankada is a village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531133**. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 120 households**, the 47th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.

- 414people (2011)
- 120households
- 40.0%literacy
- 531133PIN code

## Sankada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankada is 531133.** Sankada falls in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531133
- Gram panchayatSankada
- Community development blockGudem Kotha Veedhi
- Census village code585524

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

## How far is Sankada from nearby towns?

- Gudem Kotha Veedhi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)150 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)100 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 Sankada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sankada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anakapalle
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sankada known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankada

Of every 100 households in Sankada in 2011, 78 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankada · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**25%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**68%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankada?

■ Sankada · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**40.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**1101

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**1031

Working population ****71.5%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 28.6% for women. 70% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 174 (59%)

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

- Yerracheruvulu449 people
- Kommarapalle435 people
- Etarobbulu424 people
- Kothapalle417 people
- Valasagedda412 people
- Suravaram402 people
- Kondrupalle400 people
- Bathunuru389 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 Sankada?531133
- How far is Sankada from Visakhapatnam?150 km by road
- What is the population of Sankada?414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankada in?Visakhapatnam district (Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankada?40.0% (Census 2011)