Village · Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Visakhapatnam
# Sankadakothuru

Sankadakothuru is a village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531133. The 2011 Census counted 383 people in 104 households, the 54th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.
- 383 people (2011)
- 104 households
- 17.2% literacy
- 531133 PIN code

## Sankadakothuru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sankadakothuru is 531133. Sankadakothuru falls in Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531133
- Gram panchayat Sankada
- Community development block Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- Census village code 585513

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

## How far is Sankadakothuru from nearby towns?
- Gudem Kotha Veedhi (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 180 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 140 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sankadakothuru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sankadakothuru; 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 · Gudem Kotha Veedhi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Sankadakothuru known for?

The main crops are paddy.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankadakothuru

Of every 100 households in Sankadakothuru in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankadakothuru · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 52%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 87%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 70% 25%
- Television 10% 14%
- Mobile phone 5% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 61% 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 Sankadakothuru?

■ Sankadakothuru · ■ Gudem Kotha Veedhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 17.2% 40.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1140 1101
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1320 1031
- Working population 76.0% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.1% for men and 14.6% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 273 (94%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 14 (5%) · ■ Marginal 2 (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
- Kondrupalle 400 people
- Bathunuru 389 people
- Kattupalle 385 people
- Parikala 385 people
- Gondipalle 374 people
- Chamagedda 373 people
- Gummirevulu 368 people
- Kampamanupakalu 360 people

All 173 villages in Gudem Kotha Veedhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sankadakothuru? 531133
- How far is Sankadakothuru from Visakhapatnam? 180 km by road
- What is the population of Sankadakothuru? 383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankadakothuru in? Visakhapatnam district (Gudem Kotha Veedhi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankadakothuru? 17.2% (Census 2011)

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