# Korlam Village, Gantyada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gantyada, Vizianagaram 

# Korlam

Korlam is a village in Gantyada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535215**. The 2011 Census counted **2,726 people in 705 households**, the 8th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 2,726people (2011)
- 705households
- 58.7%literacy
- 535215PIN code

## Korlam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korlam is 535215.** Korlam falls in Gantyada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535215
- Gram panchayatKorlam
- Community development blockGantyada
- Census village code582926

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

## How far is Korlam from nearby towns?

- Gantyada (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)16 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)16 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 Korlam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Korlam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gantyada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kondathamara Palle
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gantyada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Korlam known for?

About 75% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Korlam

Of every 100 households in Korlam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korlam · ■ Gantyada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****90%**

**65%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**83%

Use banking services ****87%**

**74%

Television ****52%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Korlam?

■ Korlam · ■ Gantyada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**952

Working population ****55.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 48.9% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (31%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 320 (21%) · **■** Marginal 478 (32%)

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

- Pedavemali3,300 people
- Gantyada3,294 people
- Narava2,854 people
- Madhupada2,733 people
- Pentasrirampuram2,620 people
- Vasantha2,397 people
- Ramavaram2,061 people
- Neelavathi2,007 people

[All 45 villages in Gantyada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gantyada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korlam?535215
- How far is Korlam from Vizianagaram?16 km by road
- What is the population of Korlam?2,726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korlam in?Vizianagaram district (Gantyada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Korlam?58.7% (Census 2011)
