Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam
# Laxmipuram

Laxmipuram is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 956 people in 172 households, the 3rd largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%.
- 956 people (2011)
- 172 households
- 52.8% literacy
- 531040 PIN code

## Laxmipuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Laxmipuram is 531040. Laxmipuram falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531040
- Gram panchayat Laxmi Puram
- Community development block Munchingi Puttu
- Census village code 583344

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

## How far is Laxmipuram from nearby towns?
- Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 280 km by road
- Jeypore (nearest town) 90 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Laxmipuram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Laxmipuram; 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 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Munchingi Puttu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Visakhapatnam
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells
- 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 Laxmipuram known for?

About 17% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Laxmipuram

Of every 100 households in Laxmipuram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laxmipuram · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 67%
- Toilet within the home 1% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 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 10% 42%
- Television 4% 11%
- Mobile phone 1% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 90% 75%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Laxmipuram?

■ Laxmipuram · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 39.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1432 997
- Working population 48.3% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 42.0% for women. 42% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 388 (84%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 52 (11%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu
- Munchingiputtu 2,721 people
- Kilagada 1,265 people
- Jolaputtu 819 people
- Peda Guda 728 people
- Sujanakota 666 people
- Labburu 656 people

All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Laxmipuram? 531040
- How far is Laxmipuram from Visakhapatnam? 280 km by road
- What is the population of Laxmipuram? 956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laxmipuram in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laxmipuram? 52.8% (Census 2011)

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