Village · Hukumpeta, Visakhapatnam # Masada Masada is a village in Hukumpeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531077. The 2011 Census counted 505 people in 128 households, the 29th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.1%. - 505 people (2011) - 128 households - 35.3% literacy - 531077 PIN code ## Masada PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Masada is 531077. Masada falls in Hukumpeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531077 - Gram panchayat Kotnapalle - Community development block Hukumpeta - Census village code 584429 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Masada from nearby towns? - Hukumpeta (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 152 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 76 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Masada? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Masada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hukumpeta - ○ 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 - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Masada known for? About 81% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Masada Of every 100 households in Masada in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Masada · ■ Hukumpeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 57% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85% - Tap water 28% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 81% 46% - Television 4% 12% - Mobile phone 5% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 88% 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 Masada? ■ Masada · ■ Hukumpeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 35.3% 43.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1113 1057 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1075 1004 - Working population 62.4% 59.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.7% for men and 23.3% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 152 (48%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 162 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hukumpeta - Cheekumaddula 559 people - Dabbagaruvu 555 people - Peda Nandiputtu 549 people - Barapalle 529 people - Boorja 490 people - Panasaputtu 483 people - Baluroda 463 people - Kunturla 462 people All 168 villages in Hukumpeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Masada? 531077 - How far is Masada from Visakhapatnam? 152 km by road - What is the population of Masada? 505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Masada in? Visakhapatnam district (Hukumpeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Masada? 35.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/hukumpeta/masada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.