Village · Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam # Charakam Charakam is a village in Kasimkota sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531031. The 2011 Census counted 1,025 people in 254 households, the 21st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 1,025 people (2011) - 254 households - 53.1% literacy - 531031 PIN code ## Charakam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Charakam is 531031. Charakam falls in Kasimkota sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531031 - Gram panchayat Charakam - Community development block Kasimkota - Census village code 586321 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charakam from nearby towns? - Kasimkota (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 75 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charakam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Charakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kasimkota - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charakam known for? About 42% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charakam Of every 100 households in Charakam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charakam · ■ Kasimkota rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 91% - Toilet within the home 58% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 41% 60% - Tap water 42% 70% - Drinking water within premises 38% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 73% - Use banking services 41% 32% - Television 59% 54% - Mobile phone 76% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 26% - Own their home 84% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charakam? ■ Charakam · ■ Kasimkota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.1% 60.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 1053 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 955 - Working population 45.0% 47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 43.3% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 317 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 77 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 54 (12%) · ■ Marginal 12 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kasimkota - Perantalapalem 1,517 people - Zattapureddituni 1,429 people - Ammeensahabpeta 1,386 people - Gurugu Bheemavaram 1,183 people - Addam 751 people - Singavaram 668 people - Gobburupalem 653 people - Narasapuram 512 people All 28 villages in Kasimkota ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charakam? 531031 - How far is Charakam from Visakhapatnam? 75 km by road - What is the population of Charakam? 1,025 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charakam in? Visakhapatnam district (Kasimkota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Charakam? 53.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kasimkota/charakam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.