# Gurragaruvu Village, Paderu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam 

# Gurragaruvu

Gurragaruvu is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531024**. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 70 households**, the 47th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 268people (2011)
- 70households
- 45.4%literacy
- 531024PIN code

## Gurragaruvu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurragaruvu is 531024.** Gurragaruvu falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531024
- Gram panchayatModapalle
- Community development blockPaderu
- Census village code584709

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

## How far is Gurragaruvu from nearby towns?

- Paderu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)109 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)66 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 Gurragaruvu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gurragaruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paderu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Gurragaruvu known for?

The main crops are **tamarind and pippali**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gurragaruvu

Of every 100 households in Gurragaruvu in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurragaruvu · ■ Paderu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****17%**

**29%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**58%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Gurragaruvu?

■ Gurragaruvu · ■ Paderu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1081

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**974

Working population ****69.4%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 25.2% for women. 68% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (29%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 37 (20%)

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 Paderu

- Vanthalagummi289 people
- Kothapolam283 people
- Edulapalem277 people
- Kandulapalem270 people
- Boddaputtu267 people
- Jodimamidi267 people
- Arlada265 people
- Chodepalle261 people

[All 213 villages in Paderu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurragaruvu?531024
- How far is Gurragaruvu from Visakhapatnam?109 km by road
- What is the population of Gurragaruvu?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurragaruvu in?Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurragaruvu?45.4% (Census 2011)