Village · Gantyada, Vizianagaram
# Nandam

Nandam is a village in Gantyada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535215. The 2011 Census counted 981 people in 231 households, the 28th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 981 people (2011)
- 231 households
- 50.6% literacy
- 535215 PIN code

## Nandam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nandam is 535215. Nandam falls in Gantyada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535215
- Gram panchayat Narava
- Community development block Gantyada
- Census village code 582944

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nandam from nearby towns?
- Gantyada (sub-district HQ) 6 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.

## What facilities are there in Nandam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nandam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kondathamavapalle
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kondathamarapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gantyada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nandam known for?

About 65% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nandam

Of every 100 households in Nandam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nandam · ■ Gantyada rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 91%
- Toilet within the home 2% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88%
- Tap water 64% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 83%
- Use banking services 93% 74%
- Television 48% 45%
- Mobile phone 30% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 12% 34%
- Own their home 96% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nandam?

■ Nandam · ■ Gantyada rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 1006
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 837 952
- Working population 58.3% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 40.2% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 255 (45%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 89 (16%) · ■ Marginal 218 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gantyada
- Regubilli 1,200 people
- Jaggapuram 1,095 people
- Chandrampeta 1,047 people
- Kirtubarthi 1,031 people
- Ravivalasa 872 people
- Murapaka 857 people
- Buradapadu 824 people
- Chinamanapuram 783 people

All 45 villages in Gantyada

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nandam? 535215
- How far is Nandam from Vizianagaram? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Nandam? 981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandam in? Vizianagaram district (Gantyada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nandam? 50.6% (Census 2011)

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