# Goshada Village, Gurla, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gurla/goshada/ Village · Gurla, Vizianagaram # Goshada Goshada is a village in Gurla sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 258 households**, the 30th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%. - 1,058people (2011) - 258households - 55.0%literacy - 535220PIN code ## Goshada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Goshada is 535220.** Goshada falls in Gurla sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535220 - Gram panchayatGoshada - Community development blockGurla - Census village code582853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goshada from nearby towns? - Gurla (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)20 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)20 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 Goshada? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Goshada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Gurla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nellimarla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nellimarla - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Goshada known for? About 64% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Goshada Of every 100 households in Goshada in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Goshada · ■ Gurla rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****3%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****89%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****62%** **54% Television ****46%** **37% Mobile phone ****32%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **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 Goshada? ■ Goshada · ■ Gurla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **49.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **987 Working population ****51.4%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.9% for men and 47.5% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (40%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 165 (30%) · **■** Marginal 91 (17%) 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 - Garida1,116 people - Meesalapeta1,079 people - Kalavacherla1,074 people - Gujjangivalasa1,059 people - Lavidam973 people - Chinthapallipeta932 people - Thathavarikittali665 people - Sadanandapuram646 people [All 39 villages in Gurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gurla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Goshada?535220 - How far is Goshada from Vizianagaram?20 km by road - What is the population of Goshada?1,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goshada in?Vizianagaram district (Gurla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Goshada?55.0% (Census 2011)