# Downuru Village, Koyyuru, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Koyyuru, Visakhapatnam 

# Downuru

Downuru is a village in Koyyuru sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531083**. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 127 households**, the 23rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 563people (2011)
- 127households
- 78.8%literacy
- 531083PIN code

## Downuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Downuru is 531083.** Downuru falls in Koyyuru sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531083
- Gram panchayatDownuru
- Community development blockKoyyuru
- Census village code585647

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

## How far is Downuru from nearby towns?

- Koyyuru (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)87 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)42 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 Downuru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Downuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koyyuru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 21 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 Downuru known for?

The main crops are **cashew nut, ragi and paddy**. About 25% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Downuru

Of every 100 households in Downuru in 2011, 58 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Downuru · ■ Koyyuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****52%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**25%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**57%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Downuru?

■ Downuru · ■ Koyyuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****706**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**966

Working population ****46.4%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 38% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (30%) · **■** Marginal 128 (49%)

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 Koyyuru

- Valugudem707 people
- Pokalapalem643 people
- Chintalapudi611 people
- Yerrinaidu Pakalu608 people
- Ginjarthi545 people
- Gangavaram543 people
- Anthada516 people
- Yerragonda513 people

[All 162 villages in Koyyuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/koyyuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Downuru?531083
- How far is Downuru from Visakhapatnam?87 km by road
- What is the population of Downuru?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Downuru in?Visakhapatnam district (Koyyuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Downuru?78.8% (Census 2011)