Village · Munagapaka, Visakhapatnam
# Purushottampuram

Purushottampuram is a village in Munagapaka sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531033. The 2011 Census counted 320 people in 88 households, the 25th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.
- 320 people (2011)
- 88 households
- 55.2% literacy
- 531033 PIN code

## Purushottampuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Purushottampuram is 531033. Purushottampuram falls in Munagapaka sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531033
- Gram panchayat Gantavanipalem
- Community development block Munagapaka
- Census village code 586359

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

## How far is Purushottampuram from nearby towns?
- Munagapaka (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Purushottampuram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Purushottampuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Munagapaka
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Munagapaka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anakapalle
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 21 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purushottampuram known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include jaggery. About 18% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purushottampuram

Of every 100 households in Purushottampuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purushottampuram · ■ Munagapaka rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 95%
- Toilet within the home 28% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 50%
- Tap water 100% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 73%
- Use banking services 91% 68%
- Television 49% 60%
- Mobile phone 54% 51%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 22% 19%
- Own their home 94% 91%

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

## What is the population of Purushottampuram?

■ Purushottampuram · ■ Munagapaka rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.2% 64.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1162 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 953
- Working population 50.3% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 43.2% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (52%) · ■ Other work 26 (16%) · ■ Marginal 9 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Munagapaka
- Gantavanipalem 887 people
- Kakarapalle 856 people
- Madakapalem 735 people
- Kumarapuram 359 people
- Narendrapuram 114 people

All 28 villages in Munagapaka

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Purushottampuram? 531033
- How far is Purushottampuram from Visakhapatnam? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Purushottampuram? 320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottampuram in? Visakhapatnam district (Munagapaka sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottampuram? 55.2% (Census 2011)

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