# Karakaputtu Village, Paderu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam 

# Karakaputtu

Karakaputtu is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531077**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 71 households**, the 57th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 240people (2011)
- 71households
- 42.7%literacy
- 531077PIN code

## Karakaputtu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karakaputtu is 531077.** Karakaputtu falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531077
- Gram panchayatD.Gonduru
- Community development blockPaderu
- Census village code584666

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

## How far is Karakaputtu from nearby towns?

- Paderu (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)121 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)80 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 Karakaputtu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karakaputtu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paderu
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Karakaputtu known for?

The main crops are **turmeric and pippali**. About 4% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Karakaputtu

Of every 100 households in Karakaputtu in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karakaputtu · ■ Paderu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****14%**

**29%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karakaputtu?

■ Karakaputtu · ■ Paderu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1081

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**974

Working population ****62.9%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 31.0% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (52%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 67 (44%)

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

- Dallapalle246 people
- Pedapolam246 people
- Vanchadagondi242 people
- Sariapalle241 people
- Dabbaputtu236 people
- Panasapalle236 people
- Modapalle234 people
- Munchingi Puttu232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karakaputtu?531077
- How far is Karakaputtu from Visakhapatnam?121 km by road
- What is the population of Karakaputtu?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karakaputtu in?Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karakaputtu?42.7% (Census 2011)