# Karakavalasa Village, Gantyada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gantyada/karakavalasa/ Village · Gantyada, Vizianagaram # Karakavalasa Karakavalasa is a village in Gantyada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,413 people in 351 households**, the 20th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,413people (2011) - 351households - 68.9%literacy - 535215PIN code ## Karakavalasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karakavalasa is 535215.** Karakavalasa falls in Gantyada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535215 - Gram panchayatRamavaram - Community development blockGantyada - Census village code582947 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karakavalasa from nearby towns? - Gantyada (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)7 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)17 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 Karakavalasa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Karakavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Vizianagaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vizianagaram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gantyada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Karakavalasa known for? About 64% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 378 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 Karakavalasa Of every 100 households in Karakavalasa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karakavalasa · ■ Gantyada rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****14%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****80%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **83% Use banking services ****31%** **74% Television ****54%** **45% Mobile phone ****56%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **34% Own their home ****87%** **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 Karakavalasa? ■ Karakavalasa · ■ Gantyada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052** **952 Working population ****42.0%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (25%) · **■** Household industry 44 (7%) · **■** Other work 239 (40%) · **■** Marginal 138 (23%) 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 Gantyada - Kondathamarapalle1,711 people - Ginjeru1,571 people - Godiyada1,451 people - Siripuram1,431 people - Vasadi1,338 people - Kotarubilli1,250 people - Kothavelagada1,229 people - Regubilli1,200 people [All 45 villages in Gantyada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gantyada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karakavalasa?535215 - How far is Karakavalasa from Vizianagaram?7 km by road - What is the population of Karakavalasa?1,413 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karakavalasa in?Vizianagaram district (Gantyada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karakavalasa?68.9% (Census 2011)