# Dosalapadu Village, Nakkapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Nakkapalle, Visakhapatnam 

# Dosalapadu

Dosalapadu is a village in Nakkapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,641 people in 379 households**, the 15th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 1,641people (2011)
- 379households
- 37.5%literacy
- 531126PIN code

## Dosalapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dosalapadu is 531126.** Dosalapadu falls in Nakkapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531126
- Gram panchayatDosalapadu
- Community development blockNakkapalle
- Census village code586429

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

## How far is Dosalapadu from nearby towns?

- Nakkapalle (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Tuni (nearest town)16 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 Dosalapadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Payakaraopeta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tuni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Payakaraopeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Dosalapadu known for?

About 63% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dosalapadu

Of every 100 households in Dosalapadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dosalapadu · ■ Nakkapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****81%**

**51%

Television ****23%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dosalapadu?

■ Dosalapadu · ■ Nakkapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**959

Working population ****41.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.7% for men and 35.2% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 581 (86%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 65 (10%)

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 Nakkapalle

- Godicherla3,418 people
- Donkada3,313 people
- Pedadoddigallu1,934 people
- Chandanada1,715 people
- Nellipudi1,477 people
- G.Jagannadhapuram1,438 people
- Rebaka1,414 people
- N.Narasapuram1,401 people

[All 30 villages in Nakkapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/nakkapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dosalapadu?531126
- How far is Dosalapadu from Visakhapatnam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Dosalapadu?1,641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dosalapadu in?Visakhapatnam district (Nakkapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dosalapadu?37.5% (Census 2011)