# Bodapalem Village, Kotauratla, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kotauratla, Visakhapatnam 

# Bodapalem

Bodapalem is a village in Kotauratla sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531085**. The 2011 Census counted **3,417 people in 940 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 3,417people (2011)
- 940households
- 50.1%literacy
- 531085PIN code

## Bodapalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bodapalem is 531085.** Bodapalem falls in Kotauratla sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531085
- Gram panchayatBodapalem
- Community development blockKotauratla
- Census village code586285

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bodapalem from nearby towns?

- Kotauratla (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)145 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)75 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 Bodapalem?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bodapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotauratla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Bodapalem known for?

About 57% of the 1,586 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Bodapalem

Of every 100 households in Bodapalem in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bodapalem · ■ Kotauratla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****51%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****22%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Bodapalem?

■ Bodapalem · ■ Kotauratla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**995

Working population ****59.9%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 43.6% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,204 (59%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 115 (6%) · **■** Marginal 496 (24%)

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 Kotauratla

- Kotauratla7,003 people
- Kodavatipudi6,901 people
- Bapiraju Kothapalle4,029 people
- Pippalla Kothapalle3,806 people
- Panduru3,380 people
- Pamulavaka2,858 people
- Lingapuram2,280 people
- Thangedu2,274 people

[All 21 villages in Kotauratla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kotauratla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bodapalem?531085
- How far is Bodapalem from Visakhapatnam?145 km by road
- What is the population of Bodapalem?3,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodapalem in?Visakhapatnam district (Kotauratla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bodapalem?50.1% (Census 2011)
