# Vakapadu Village, S.Rayavaram, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/s-rayavaram/vakapadu/ Village · S.Rayavaram, Visakhapatnam # Vakapadu Vakapadu is a village in S.Rayavaram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531060**. The 2011 Census counted **4,906 people in 1,198 households**, the 6th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 4,906people (2011) - 1,198households - 44.9%literacy - 531060PIN code ## Vakapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakapadu is 531060.** Vakapadu falls in S.Rayavaram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531060 - Gram panchayatVakapadu - Community development blockS.Rayavaram - Census village code586486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakapadu from nearby towns? - S.Rayavaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)80 km by road - Tuni (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 Vakapadu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vakapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · S.Rayavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Yelamanchili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yelamanchili - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Vakapadu known for? About 17% of the 1,599 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Vakapadu Of every 100 households in Vakapadu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vakapadu · ■ S.Rayavaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **59% Tap water ****68%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **81% Use banking services ****23%** **28% Television ****24%** **47% Mobile phone ****46%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **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 Vakapadu? ■ Vakapadu · ■ S.Rayavaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%** **59.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **964 Working population ****46.0%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.1% for men and 41.6% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 136 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (21%) · **■** Other work 1,284 (57%) · **■** Marginal 363 (16%) 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 S.Rayavaram - S.Rayavaram6,568 people - Thimmapuram6,057 people - Koruprolu5,894 people - Darlapudi5,488 people - Peda Uppalam3,999 people - Chinagummuluru3,748 people - Vommavaram3,628 people - Pedagummuluru3,399 people [All 22 villages in S.Rayavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/s-rayavaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vakapadu?531060 - How far is Vakapadu from Visakhapatnam?80 km by road - What is the population of Vakapadu?4,906 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakapadu in?Visakhapatnam district (S.Rayavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vakapadu?44.9% (Census 2011)