# Golagam Village, Denkada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Denkada, Vizianagaram 

# Golagam

Golagam is a village in Denkada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535005**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 198 households**, the 21st largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 774people (2011)
- 198households
- 48.5%literacy
- 535005PIN code

## Golagam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code535005
- Gram panchayatGolagam
- Community development blockDenkada
- Census village code583221

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

## How far is Golagam from nearby towns?

- Denkada (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)15 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 Golagam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Golagam; 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhogapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bheemili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Golagam known for?

About 7% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Golagam

Of every 100 households in Golagam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golagam · ■ Denkada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****59%**

**41%

Television ****54%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Golagam?

■ Golagam · ■ Denkada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**965

Working population ****54.1%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 36.3% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (33%) · **■** Other work 84 (20%) · **■** Marginal 49 (12%)

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

- Nathavalasa1,299 people
- Gantlam1,009 people
- Amakam882 people
- Chittigunkalam791 people
- Dwarapureddi Palem750 people
- Bangarrajupeta744 people
- Bellam535 people
- Rajula Tammapuram499 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Golagam?535005
- How far is Golagam from Vizianagaram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Golagam?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golagam in?Vizianagaram district (Denkada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Golagam?48.5% (Census 2011)