# Valimeraka Village, Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/pendurthi/valimeraka/ Village · Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam # Valimeraka Valimeraka is a village in Pendurthi sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531173**. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 423 households**, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 1,710people (2011) - 423households - 63.5%literacy - 531173PIN code ## Valimeraka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valimeraka is 531173.** Valimeraka falls in Pendurthi sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531173 - Gram panchayatValimeraka - Community development blockPendurthi - Census village code586066 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valimeraka from nearby towns? - Pendurthi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)20 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town)20 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 Valimeraka? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Valimeraka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Valimeraka known for? About 18% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Valimeraka Of every 100 households in Valimeraka in 2011, 88 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valimeraka · ■ Pendurthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****41%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **56% Tap water ****68%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **61% Use banking services ****18%** **45% Television ****59%** **70% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **15% Own their home ****91%** **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 Valimeraka? ■ Valimeraka · ■ Pendurthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **940 Working population ****38.2%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 55.3% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 487 (74%) · **■** Marginal 90 (14%) 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 - Sowbhagya Rayapuram3,025 people - Pinagadi2,390 people - Peddagadi2,279 people - Rajayyapeta1,774 people - Chintagatla1,602 people - Mudapaka1,402 people - Jerripothulapalem957 people - Cheemalapalle746 people [All 15 villages in Pendurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/pendurthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valimeraka?531173 - How far is Valimeraka from Visakhapatnam?20 km by road - What is the population of Valimeraka?1,710 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valimeraka in?Visakhapatnam district (Pendurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Valimeraka?63.5% (Census 2011)