Village · Payakaraopeta, Visakhapatnam # Edatam Edatam is a village in Payakaraopeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531127. The 2011 Census counted 5,563 people in 1,399 households, the 3rd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 5,563 people (2011) - 1,399 households - 51.4% literacy - 531127 PIN code ## Edatam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Edatam is 531127. Edatam falls in Payakaraopeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531127 - Gram panchayat Edatam&Palmanpeta - Community development block Payakaraopeta - Census village code 586466 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Edatam from nearby towns? - Payakaraopeta (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 110 km by road - Tuni (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Edatam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Edatam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tuni - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tuni - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Payakaraopeta - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Edatam known for? About 86% of the 925 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Edatam Of every 100 households in Edatam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Edatam · ■ Payakaraopeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 90% - Toilet within the home 17% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 64% - Tap water 55% 66% - Drinking water within premises 17% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 88% - Use banking services 9% 21% - Television 39% 45% - Mobile phone 51% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 29% 26% - Own their home 96% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Edatam? ■ Edatam · ■ Payakaraopeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.4% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 964 - Working population 42.8% 41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.8% for men and 46.9% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 237 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 949 (40%) · ■ Household industry 31 (1%) · ■ Other work 968 (41%) · ■ Marginal 194 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Payakaraopeta - Palteru 6,358 people - Satyavaram 5,657 people - Mangavaram 4,830 people - Pedaramabhadrapuram 4,485 people - Kesavaram 4,189 people - Pentakota 4,108 people All 18 villages in Payakaraopeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edatam? 531127 - How far is Edatam from Visakhapatnam? 110 km by road - What is the population of Edatam? 5,563 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edatam in? Visakhapatnam district (Payakaraopeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Edatam? 51.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/payakaraopeta/edatam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.