Village · Ravikamatham, Visakhapatnam
# Pulakandam Ponavolu

Pulakandam Ponavolu is a village in Ravikamatham sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531114. The 2011 Census counted 1,317 people in 345 households, the 18th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.
- 1,317 people (2011)
- 345 households
- 47.8% literacy
- 531114 PIN code

## Pulakandam Ponavolu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pulakandam Ponavolu is 531114. Pulakandam Ponavolu falls in Ravikamatham sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531114
- Gram panchayat Pulakandam Ponavolu
- Community development block Ravikamatham
- Census village code 585861

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

## How far is Pulakandam Ponavolu from nearby towns?
- Ravikamatham (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pulakandam Ponavolu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● 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 under 5 km · Kothakota
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chodavaram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ 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 under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pulakandam Ponavolu known for?

About 82% of the 746 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pulakandam Ponavolu

Of every 100 households in Pulakandam Ponavolu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pulakandam Ponavolu · ■ Ravikamatham rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 91%
- Toilet within the home 6% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 80%
- Tap water 0% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91%
- Use banking services 52% 40%
- Television 35% 35%
- Mobile phone 46% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 38%
- Own their home 97% 90%

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

## What is the population of Pulakandam Ponavolu?

■ Pulakandam Ponavolu · ■ Ravikamatham rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.8% 52.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 1075
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 963
- Working population 56.1% 53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.2% for men and 39.3% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 253 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 415 (56%) · ■ Household industry 40 (5%) · ■ Other work 30 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ravikamatham
- Cheemalapadu 1,974 people
- Z.Kothapatnam 1,747 people
- Garnikam 1,485 people
- Marrivalasa 1,375 people
- Machchavanipalem 1,194 people
- Gogamcheedipalle 1,157 people
- Gummallapadu 1,040 people
- Kotnabilli 1,005 people

All 35 villages in Ravikamatham

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pulakandam Ponavolu? 531114
- How far is Pulakandam Ponavolu from Visakhapatnam? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Pulakandam Ponavolu? 1,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulakandam Ponavolu in? Visakhapatnam district (Ravikamatham sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pulakandam Ponavolu? 47.8% (Census 2011)

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