# Garnikam Village, Ravikamatham, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ravikamatham, Visakhapatnam 

# Garnikam

Garnikam is a village in Ravikamatham sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,485 people in 362 households**, the 16th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 1,485people (2011)
- 362households
- 57.4%literacy
- 531114PIN code

## Garnikam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garnikam is 531114.** Garnikam falls in Ravikamatham sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531114
- Gram panchayatGarnikam
- Community development blockRavikamatham
- Census village code585849

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Garnikam from nearby towns?

- Ravikamatham (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)90 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)38 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 Garnikam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garnikam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ravikamatham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chodavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Garnikam known for?

About 86% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Garnikam

Of every 100 households in Garnikam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garnikam · ■ Ravikamatham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****15%**

**40%

Television ****32%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**38%

Own their home ****88%**

**90%

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 Garnikam?

■ Garnikam · ■ Ravikamatham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1419**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**963

Working population ****48.6%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 53.8% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (50%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 201 (28%)

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 Ravikamatham

- Guddipa2,400 people
- Gompa2,289 people
- Cheemalapadu1,974 people
- Z.Kothapatnam1,747 people
- Marrivalasa1,375 people
- Pulakandam Ponavolu1,317 people
- Machchavanipalem1,194 people
- Gogamcheedipalle1,157 people

[All 35 villages in Ravikamatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/ravikamatham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garnikam?531114
- How far is Garnikam from Visakhapatnam?90 km by road
- What is the population of Garnikam?1,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garnikam in?Visakhapatnam district (Ravikamatham sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garnikam?57.4% (Census 2011)
