# Amakam Village, Denkada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Denkada, Vizianagaram 

# Amakam

Amakam is a village in Denkada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535005**. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 226 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 882people (2011)
- 226households
- 48.8%literacy
- 535005PIN code

## Amakam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amakam is 535005.** Amakam falls in Denkada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535005
- Gram panchayatAmakam
- Community development blockDenkada
- Census village code583214

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

## How far is Amakam from nearby towns?

- Denkada (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)12 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)12 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 Amakam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Amakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Amakam known for?

About 44% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Amakam

Of every 100 households in Amakam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amakam · ■ Denkada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**78%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****39%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amakam?

■ Amakam · ■ Denkada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**965

Working population ****56.1%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 43.1% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (19%) · **■** Marginal 84 (17%)

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 Denkada

- Chollangipeta1,321 people
- Bantupalle1,315 people
- Nathavalasa1,299 people
- Gantlam1,009 people
- Chittigunkalam791 people
- Golagam774 people
- Dwarapureddi Palem750 people
- Bangarrajupeta744 people

[All 27 villages in Denkada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/denkada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amakam?535005
- How far is Amakam from Vizianagaram?12 km by road
- What is the population of Amakam?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amakam in?Vizianagaram district (Denkada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amakam?48.8% (Census 2011)