# Chilakam Village, Garugubilli, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/garugubilli/chilakam/ Village · Garugubilli, Vizianagaram # Chilakam Chilakam is a village in Garugubilli sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535463**. The 2011 Census counted **1,984 people in 510 households**, the 4th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 1,984people (2011) - 510households - 60.3%literacy - 535463PIN code ## Chilakam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chilakam is 535463.** Chilakam falls in Garugubilli sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535463 - Gram panchayatChilakam - Community development blockGarugubilli - Census village code582114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chilakam from nearby towns? - Garugubilli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)99 km by road - Parvathipuram (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 Chilakam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chilakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●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 · Veeragattam - ○Degree college10+ km · Parvathipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parvathipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Chilakam known for? The main crops are **jute**. Products made here include handlooms and bricks. About 81% of the 629 hectares of village land is sown, and 362 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 Chilakam Of every 100 households in Chilakam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chilakam · ■ Garugubilli rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **83% Use banking services ****79%** **84% Television ****40%** **45% Mobile phone ****48%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Chilakam? ■ Chilakam · ■ Garugubilli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **971 Working population ****54.4%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 155 (14%) · **■** Marginal 354 (33%) 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 Garugubilli - Lakhanapuram5,751 people - Ravupalle2,978 people - Pedduru2,514 people - Gottivalasa1,951 people - Chinagudaba1,927 people - Thotapalle1,877 people - Naguru1,806 people [All 34 villages in Garugubilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/garugubilli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chilakam?535463 - How far is Chilakam from Vizianagaram?99 km by road - What is the population of Chilakam?1,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chilakam in?Vizianagaram district (Garugubilli sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chilakam?60.3% (Census 2011)