# Thanam Village, Paravada, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paravada/thanam/ Village · Paravada, Visakhapatnam # Thanam Thanam is a village in Paravada sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531021**. The 2011 Census counted **4,526 people in 1,023 households**, the 4th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 4,526people (2011) - 1,023households - 63.8%literacy - 531021PIN code ## Thanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thanam is 531021.** Thanam falls in Paravada sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531021 - Gram panchayatThanam - Community development blockParavada - Census village code586160 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thanam from nearby towns? - Paravada (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)35 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)9 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 Thanam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Thanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paravada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anakapalle - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anakapalle - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Thanam known for? The main crops are **bajra and paddy**. About 35% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Thanam Of every 100 households in Thanam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thanam · ■ Paravada rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****46%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **59% Tap water ****62%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **60% Use banking services ****57%** **61% Television ****61%** **63% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****86%** **82% 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 Thanam? ■ Thanam · ■ Paravada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **929 Working population ****40.2%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (25%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 747 (41%) · **■** Marginal 325 (18%) 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 Paravada - Cheepurupalle9,317 people - Cheepurupalle8,573 people - Paravada8,203 people - Thadi3,980 people - Ravada3,789 people - Pedamusidivada3,202 people - Edulapaka Bonangi2,835 people [All 20 villages in Paravada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paravada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thanam?531021 - How far is Thanam from Visakhapatnam?35 km by road - What is the population of Thanam?4,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thanam in?Visakhapatnam district (Paravada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thanam?63.8% (Census 2011)