# Chowduvada Village, K.Kotapadu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/k-kotapadu/chowduvada/ Village · K.Kotapadu, Visakhapatnam # Chowduvada Chowduvada is a village in K.Kotapadu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531034**. The 2011 Census counted **6,083 people in 1,637 households**, the 1st largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 6,083people (2011) - 1,637households - 54.1%literacy - 531034PIN code ## Chowduvada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowduvada is 531034.** Chowduvada falls in K.Kotapadu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531034 - Gram panchayatChowduvada - Community development blockK.Kotapadu - Census village code586017 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowduvada from nearby towns? - K.Kotapadu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)50 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)18 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 Chowduvada? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chowduvada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · K.Kotapadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · K.Kotapadu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Chowduvada known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 8% of the 1,234 hectares of village land is sown, and 422 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chowduvada Of every 100 households in Chowduvada in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chowduvada · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****33%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **79% Tap water ****48%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****49%** **55% Television ****48%** **44% Mobile phone ****46%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **29% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Chowduvada? ■ Chowduvada · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **993 Working population ****51.5%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 43.5% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 490 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 865 (28%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 275 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,476 (47%) 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 K.Kotapadu - Kintadakotapadu5,208 people - Kintada4,404 people - Varada3,807 people - Alamandakoduru3,740 people [All 32 villages in K.Kotapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/k-kotapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowduvada?531034 - How far is Chowduvada from Visakhapatnam?50 km by road - What is the population of Chowduvada?6,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowduvada in?Visakhapatnam district (K.Kotapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chowduvada?54.1% (Census 2011)