# Gavarapalem Village, K.Kotapadu – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/k-kotapadu/gavarapalem/ Village · K.Kotapadu, Visakhapatnam # Gavarapalem Gavarapalem is a village in K.Kotapadu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531022**. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 312 households**, the 20th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,251people (2011) - 312households - 50.4%literacy - 531022PIN code ## Gavarapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gavarapalem is 531022.** Gavarapalem falls in K.Kotapadu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531022 - Gram panchayatGavarapalem - Community development blockK.Kotapadu - Census village code586006 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gavarapalem from nearby towns? - K.Kotapadu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)58 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)36 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 Gavarapalem? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gavarapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · K.Kotapadu - ○Degree college10+ km · K.Kotapadu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anandapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Gavarapalem known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 20% of the 1,020 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Gavarapalem Of every 100 households in Gavarapalem in 2011, 81 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gavarapalem · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****67%** **55% Television ****35%** **44% Mobile phone ****50%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **29% Own their home ****91%** **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 Gavarapalem? ■ Gavarapalem · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333** **993 Working population ****58.1%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 38.7% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (17%) · **■** Marginal 196 (27%) 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 - Medicherla1,432 people - Ramayogi Agraharam1,353 people - Garugubilli1,290 people - Marrivalasa1,258 people - Suriddipalem1,192 people - Srungavaram1,128 people - Gotlam1,111 people - Koruvada Jagannadhapuram1,090 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 Gavarapalem?531022 - How far is Gavarapalem from Visakhapatnam?58 km by road - What is the population of Gavarapalem?1,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gavarapalem in?Visakhapatnam district (K.Kotapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gavarapalem?50.4% (Census 2011)