# Garikavalasa Village, Gurla, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gurla/garikavalasa/ Village · Gurla, Vizianagaram # Garikavalasa Garikavalasa is a village in Gurla sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535220**. The 2011 Census counted **2,680 people in 607 households**, the 7th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%. - 2,680people (2011) - 607households - 37.9%literacy - 535220PIN code ## Garikavalasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garikavalasa is 535220.** Garikavalasa falls in Gurla sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535220 - Gram panchayatGarikavalasa - Community development blockGurla - Census village code582846 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garikavalasa from nearby towns? - Gurla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)23 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)23 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 Garikavalasa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Garikavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Gurla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nellimarla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Garikavalasa known for? About 59% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Garikavalasa Of every 100 households in Garikavalasa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Garikavalasa · ■ Gurla rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****5%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **94% Tap water ****60%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****12%** **54% Television ****31%** **37% Mobile phone ****37%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****47%** **37% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Garikavalasa? ■ Garikavalasa · ■ Gurla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.9%** **49.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **987 Working population ****55.4%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.7% for men and 30.2% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 612 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 704 (47%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (10%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 Gurla - Kondagandredu2,982 people - Gurla2,962 people - Penubharthi2,739 people - Chinthalapeta2,680 people - Nadupuru2,595 people - Jammu2,563 people - Pedabantupalle2,543 people - Vallapuram2,505 people [All 39 villages in Gurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gurla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garikavalasa?535220 - How far is Garikavalasa from Vizianagaram?23 km by road - What is the population of Garikavalasa?2,680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garikavalasa in?Vizianagaram district (Gurla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garikavalasa?37.9% (Census 2011)