Village · Hukumpeta, Visakhapatnam
# Degasalthangi

Degasalthangi is a village in Hukumpeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531149. The 2011 Census counted 172 people in 53 households, the 104th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.1%.
- 172 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 10.7% literacy
- 531149 PIN code

## Degasalthangi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Degasalthangi is 531149. Degasalthangi falls in Hukumpeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531149
- Gram panchayat Boorja
- Community development block Hukumpeta
- Census village code 584497

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

## How far is Degasalthangi from nearby towns?
- Hukumpeta (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 140 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Degasalthangi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Degasalthangi; 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 · Araku Valley
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 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 hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Degasalthangi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Degasalthangi

Of every 100 households in Degasalthangi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Degasalthangi · ■ Hukumpeta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 57%
- Toilet within the home 2% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 2% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 94% 46%
- Television 35% 12%
- Mobile phone 6% 15%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 41% 69%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Degasalthangi?

■ Degasalthangi · ■ Hukumpeta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 10.7% 43.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1072 1057
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 1004
- Working population 72.1% 59.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 12.1% for men and 9.5% for women. 73% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 121 (98%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hukumpeta
- Birisingi 175 people
- Kimiduputtu 174 people
- Pusalagaruvu 174 people
- Gangudi 173 people
- Mulakayiputtu 168 people
- Dumbriguda 162 people
- Koditala 160 people
- Palamamidi 160 people

All 168 villages in Hukumpeta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Degasalthangi? 531149
- How far is Degasalthangi from Visakhapatnam? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Degasalthangi? 172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degasalthangi in? Visakhapatnam district (Hukumpeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Degasalthangi? 10.7% (Census 2011)

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