Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam # Karlapodaru Karlapodaru is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 229 people in 61 households, the 62nd largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%. - 229 people (2011) - 61 households - 24.6% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Karlapodaru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karlapodaru is 531040. Karlapodaru falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Laxmipuram - Community development block Munchingi Puttu - Census village code 583316 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karlapodaru from nearby towns? - Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 280 km by road - Jeypore (nearest town) 100 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karlapodaru? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Karlapodaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Munchingi Puttu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Paderu - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 12 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 Karlapodaru known for? About 40% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karlapodaru Of every 100 households in Karlapodaru in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karlapodaru · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 67% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 0% 42% - Television 5% 11% - Mobile phone 2% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 74% 75% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karlapodaru? ■ Karlapodaru · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 24.6% 39.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1290 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 765 997 - Working population 74.2% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 32.5% for men and 19.0% for women. 71% of men and 77% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 137 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (16%) · ■ Marginal 6 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu - Vanabhasingi 235 people - Jabada 233 people - Birriguda 232 people - Kadutula 229 people - Chintammingula 222 people - Arloiputtu 221 people - Padalaputtu 219 people - Peddapetu 216 people All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karlapodaru? 531040 - How far is Karlapodaru from Visakhapatnam? 280 km by road - What is the population of Karlapodaru? 229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karlapodaru in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karlapodaru? 24.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/karlapodaru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.