Village · Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam
# Sowbhagya Rayapuram

Sowbhagya Rayapuram is a village in Pendurthi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531173. The 2011 Census counted 3,025 people in 663 households, the 5th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.
- 3,025 people (2011)
- 663 households
- 66.2% literacy
- 531173 PIN code

## Sowbhagya Rayapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sowbhagya Rayapuram is 531173. Sowbhagya Rayapuram falls in Pendurthi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531173
- Gram panchayat Sowbhagya Rayapuram
- Community development block Pendurthi
- Census village code 586067

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

## How far is Sowbhagya Rayapuram from nearby towns?
- Pendurthi (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sowbhagya Rayapuram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sowbhagya Rayapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pendurthi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pendurthi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pendurthi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Sowbhagya Rayapuram known for?

About 29% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sowbhagya Rayapuram

Of every 100 households in Sowbhagya Rayapuram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sowbhagya Rayapuram · ■ Pendurthi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 93%
- Toilet within the home 47% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 53% 56%
- Tap water 86% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 61%
- Use banking services 16% 45%
- Television 59% 70%
- Mobile phone 39% 60%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 15%
- Own their home 82% 88%

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

## What is the population of Sowbhagya Rayapuram?

■ Sowbhagya Rayapuram · ■ Pendurthi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 67.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1048 1015
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 940
- Working population 32.3% 38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (3%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 668 (68%) · ■ Marginal 265 (27%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pendurthi
- Saripalle 4,404 people
- Gurrampalem 3,727 people
- Gorapalle 3,716 people
- Rampuram 3,536 people
- Pinagadi 2,390 people
- Peddagadi 2,279 people
- Rajayyapeta 1,774 people
- Valimeraka 1,710 people

All 15 villages in Pendurthi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sowbhagya Rayapuram? 531173
- How far is Sowbhagya Rayapuram from Visakhapatnam? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Sowbhagya Rayapuram? 3,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sowbhagya Rayapuram in? Visakhapatnam district (Pendurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sowbhagya Rayapuram? 66.2% (Census 2011)

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