# Gowripuram Village, Balijipeta, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/gowripuram/ Village · Balijipeta, Vizianagaram # Gowripuram Gowripuram is a village in Balijipeta sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535557**. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 119 households**, the 25th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 500people (2011) - 119households - 51.2%literacy - 535557PIN code ## Gowripuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowripuram is 535557.** Gowripuram falls in Balijipeta sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535557 - Gram panchayatPeddimipeta - Community development blockBalijipeta - Census village code582282 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowripuram from nearby towns? - Balijipeta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)103 km by road - Parvathipuram (nearest town)28 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 Gowripuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gowripuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school5–10 km · Balijipeta - ○Degree college10+ km · Parvathipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vengapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Gowripuram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Gowripuram Of every 100 households in Gowripuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gowripuram · ■ Balijipeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **87% Use banking services ****68%** **45% Television ****59%** **40% Mobile phone ****60%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **41% Own their home ****93%** **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 Gowripuram? ■ Gowripuram · ■ Balijipeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%** **50.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610** **921 Working population ****56.8%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 39.5% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 194 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (13%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 32 (11%) 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 - Padamayavalasa883 people - Vengalarayapuram828 people - Sivarampuram780 people - Muragadam512 people - Bhairipuram416 people - Janardhanapuram406 people - Chellimpeta398 people - Sri Rangaraja Puram277 people [All 34 villages in Balijipeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowripuram?535557 - How far is Gowripuram from Vizianagaram?103 km by road - What is the population of Gowripuram?500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowripuram in?Vizianagaram district (Balijipeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gowripuram?51.2% (Census 2011)