Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam # Puturu Puturu is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 178 people in 48 households, the 98th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%. - 178 people (2011) - 48 households - 40.6% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Puturu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puturu is 531040. Puturu falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Laxmipeta - Community development block Peda Bayalu - Census village code 583653 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puturu from nearby towns? - Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 170 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 130 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puturu? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Puturu; 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 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) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puturu known for? About 75% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puturu Of every 100 households in Puturu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puturu · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 68% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 1% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 6% 18% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 6% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 73% 72% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puturu? ■ Puturu · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 40.6% 39.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 769 1022 - Working population 72.5% 60.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.9% for men and 24.7% for women. 74% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 121 (94%) · ■ Other work 8 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu - Chittamrai 180 people - Chitrakayaputtu 179 people - Kangulu 179 people - Jadiguda 178 people - Mettaguda 177 people - Musidiputtu 176 people - Jadiguda 174 people - Lakyaputtu 173 people All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puturu? 531040 - How far is Puturu from Visakhapatnam? 170 km by road - What is the population of Puturu? 178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puturu in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puturu? 40.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/puturu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.