# Gangada Village, Balijipeta, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/gangada/ Village · Balijipeta, Vizianagaram # Gangada Gangada is a village in Balijipeta sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535557**. The 2011 Census counted **3,183 people in 807 households**, the 5th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 3,183people (2011) - 807households - 48.5%literacy - 535557PIN code ## Gangada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangada is 535557.** Gangada falls in Balijipeta sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535557 - Gram panchayatGangada - Community development blockBalijipeta - Census village code582307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangada from nearby towns? - Balijipeta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)75 km by road - Rajam (nearest town)25 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 Gangada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gangada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balijipeta - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chilakalapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gangada known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 72% of the 1,013 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Gangada Of every 100 households in Gangada in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangada · ■ Balijipeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****5%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **87% Use banking services ****48%** **45% Television ****36%** **40% Mobile phone ****34%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****43%** **41% Own their home ****90%** **93% 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 Gangada? ■ Gangada · ■ Balijipeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%** **50.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **921 Working population ****57.8%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 37.8% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 540 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 387 (21%) · **■** Marginal 90 (5%) 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 Balijipeta - Palagara6,926 people - Pedapenki5,932 people - Galavilli4,787 people - Narayanapuram4,490 people - Arasada3,019 people - Chilkalapalle2,952 people - Ajjada2,507 people - Vengapuram2,486 people [All 34 villages in Balijipeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangada?535557 - How far is Gangada from Vizianagaram?75 km by road - What is the population of Gangada?3,183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangada in?Vizianagaram district (Balijipeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gangada?48.5% (Census 2011)