Village · Rambilli, Visakhapatnam
# Gurjapalem

Gurjapalem is a village in Rambilli sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531061. The 2011 Census counted 1,628 people in 345 households, the 13th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.
- 1,628 people (2011)
- 345 households
- 59.1% literacy
- 531061 PIN code

## Gurjapalem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gurjapalem is 531061. Gurjapalem falls in Rambilli sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531061
- Community development block Rambilli
- Census village code 586506

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

## How far is Gurjapalem from nearby towns?
- Rambilli (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gurjapalem?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gurjapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Atchutapuram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yelamanchili
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Atchutapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gurjapalem known for?

The main crops are paddy and cashew nut. About 63% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gurjapalem

Of every 100 households in Gurjapalem in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurjapalem · ■ Rambilli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 90%
- Toilet within the home 2% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 76%
- Tap water 23% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 85%
- Use banking services 96% 65%
- Television 26% 43%
- Mobile phone 51% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 24% 28%
- Own their home 90% 94%

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

## What is the population of Gurjapalem?

■ Gurjapalem · ■ Rambilli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.1% 59.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 1011
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 968
- Working population 50.6% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 50.3% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 165 (20%) · ■ Other work 72 (9%) · ■ Marginal 582 (71%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rambilli
- Haripuram 2,085 people
- Rajakoduru 1,974 people
- Mamidivada 1,719 people
- Kothuru 1,629 people
- Mulajampa 1,281 people
- Kattabolu 1,210 people
- Pudi 1,185 people
- Murakada 1,133 people

All 31 villages in Rambilli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gurjapalem? 531061
- How far is Gurjapalem from Visakhapatnam? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Gurjapalem? 1,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurjapalem in? Visakhapatnam district (Rambilli sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurjapalem? 59.1% (Census 2011)

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