# Karakam Village, Cheepurupalle, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Cheepurupalle, Vizianagaram 

# Karakam

Karakam is a village in Cheepurupalle sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535125**. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 279 households**, the 18th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.7%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 279households
- 50.6%literacy
- 535125PIN code

## Karakam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karakam is 535125.** Karakam falls in Cheepurupalle sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535125
- Gram panchayatKarakam
- Community development blockCheepurupalle
- Census village code582820

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

## How far is Karakam from nearby towns?

- Cheepurupalle (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)39 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town)27 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 Karakam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Cheepurupalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Cheepurupalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Karakam known for?

About 84% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Karakam

Of every 100 households in Karakam in 2011, 69 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karakam · ■ Cheepurupalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****96%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Karakam?

■ Karakam · ■ Cheepurupalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**51.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**911

Working population ****49.6%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 43.9% for women. 65% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 277 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (33%) · **■** Other work 101 (18%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Cheepurupalle

- Ramalingapuram1,472 people
- Devarapodilam1,384 people
- Nimmalavalasa1,291 people
- Purreyavalasa1,242 people
- Itikarlapalle1,130 people
- Gollalapalem1,013 people
- Gunidam805 people
- Gatchalavalasa773 people

[All 31 villages in Cheepurupalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/cheepurupalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karakam?535125
- How far is Karakam from Vizianagaram?39 km by road
- What is the population of Karakam?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karakam in?Vizianagaram district (Cheepurupalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karakam?50.6% (Census 2011)