# Gorapalle Village, Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/pendurthi/gorapalle/ Village · Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam # Gorapalle Gorapalle is a village in Pendurthi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531173**. The 2011 Census counted **3,716 people in 988 households**, the 3rd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 3,716people (2011) - 988households - 66.5%literacy - 531173PIN code ## Gorapalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorapalle is 531173.** Gorapalle falls in Pendurthi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531173 - Gram panchayatGorapalle&Gavarapalem - Community development blockPendurthi - Census village code586060 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorapalle from nearby towns? - Pendurthi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)18 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town)18 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 Gorapalle? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gorapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Gorapalle known for? About 45% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Gorapalle Of every 100 households in Gorapalle in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorapalle · ■ Pendurthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****35%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **56% Tap water ****60%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **61% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****75%** **70% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **15% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Gorapalle? ■ Gorapalle · ■ Pendurthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **940 Working population ****47.0%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (36%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 629 (36%) · **■** Marginal 286 (16%) 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 Pendurthi - Saripalle4,404 people - Gurrampalem3,727 people - Rampuram3,536 people - Sowbhagya Rayapuram3,025 people - Pinagadi2,390 people - Peddagadi2,279 people [All 15 villages in Pendurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/pendurthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorapalle?531173 - How far is Gorapalle from Visakhapatnam?18 km by road - What is the population of Gorapalle?3,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorapalle in?Visakhapatnam district (Pendurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gorapalle?66.5% (Census 2011)