Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam
# Saldigedda

Saldigedda is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531024. The 2011 Census counted 48 people in 13 households, the 180th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.
- 48 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 26.2% literacy
- 531024 PIN code

## Saldigedda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saldigedda is 531024. Saldigedda falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531024
- Gram panchayat Minumuluru
- Community development block Paderu
- Census village code 584710

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

## How far is Saldigedda from nearby towns?
- Paderu (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 60 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Saldigedda?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Saldigedda; 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saldigedda known for?

The main crops are turmeric and pippali.

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

## Homes and amenities in Saldigedda

Of every 100 households in Saldigedda in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saldigedda · ■ Paderu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 66%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87%
- Use banking services 0% 29%
- Television 0% 23%
- Mobile phone 0% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 100% 58%
- Own their home 100% 91%

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

## What is the population of Saldigedda?

■ Saldigedda · ■ Paderu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 26.2% 56.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1286 1081
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 974
- Working population 77.1% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 8.7% for women. 76% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (54%) · ■ Marginal 1 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paderu
- Mettavoolu 51 people
- Bodichettu 50 people
- Gullipalle 50 people
- Ranambadi 50 people
- Ampuru 44 people
- Vanthalamamidi @ Gadilametta 44 people
- Kummaripalem 43 people
- Arjapuram 41 people

All 213 villages in Paderu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saldigedda? 531024
- How far is Saldigedda from Visakhapatnam? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Saldigedda? 48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saldigedda in? Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saldigedda? 26.2% (Census 2011)

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