Village · Kotauratla, Visakhapatnam
# Thangedu

Thangedu is a village in Kotauratla sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531085. The 2011 Census counted 2,274 people in 647 households, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.
- 2,274 people (2011)
- 647 households
- 57.5% literacy
- 531085 PIN code

## Thangedu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Thangedu is 531085. Thangedu falls in Kotauratla sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531085
- Gram panchayat Thangedu
- Community development block Kotauratla
- Census village code 586280

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Thangedu from nearby towns?
- Kotauratla (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 114 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 72 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Thangedu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thangedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kotauratla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thangedu known for?

About 13% of the 552 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Thangedu

Of every 100 households in Thangedu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thangedu · ■ Kotauratla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 92%
- Toilet within the home 39% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 72%
- Tap water 26% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 90%
- Use banking services 63% 55%
- Television 48% 38%
- Mobile phone 36% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 27% 34%
- Own their home 96% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Thangedu?

■ Thangedu · ■ Kotauratla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.5% 54.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1369 995
- Working population 51.1% 53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 46.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 97 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 713 (61%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 197 (17%) · ■ Marginal 147 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kotauratla
- Bodapalem 3,417 people
- Panduru 3,380 people
- Pamulavaka 2,858 people
- Lingapuram 2,280 people
- Kailasapatnam 2,229 people
- Chowduvada 2,093 people
- Annavaram 2,001 people
- Yendapalle 1,997 people

All 21 villages in Kotauratla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Thangedu? 531085
- How far is Thangedu from Visakhapatnam? 114 km by road
- What is the population of Thangedu? 2,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thangedu in? Visakhapatnam district (Kotauratla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thangedu? 57.5% (Census 2011)

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