Village · Kurupam, Vizianagaram
# Dandusura

Dandusura is a village in Kurupam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535524. The 2011 Census counted 319 people in 81 households, the 49th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 319 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 48.4% literacy
- 535524 PIN code

## Dandusura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dandusura is 535524. Dandusura falls in Kurupam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535524
- Gram panchayat Gummidiguda
- Community development block Kurupam
- Census village code 581994

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

## How far is Dandusura from nearby towns?
- Kurupam (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ) 130 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dandusura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dandusura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurupam
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kurupam
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · G L Puram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking 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 Dandusura known for?

About 28% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dandusura

Of every 100 households in Dandusura in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandusura · ■ Kurupam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 60% 68%
- Toilet within the home 0% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 90% 49%
- Television 17% 24%
- Mobile phone 10% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 56% 52%
- Own their home 97% 93%

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

## What is the population of Dandusura?

■ Dandusura · ■ Kurupam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.4% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1085 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 952
- Working population 71.5% 56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 38.2% for women. 70% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (34%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 108 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kurupam
- Ramuduguda 332 people
- Dongalabaramani 330 people
- Podisa 326 people
- Gotivada 320 people
- Chappagottili 312 people
- Bothili 306 people
- Sobba 295 people
- Seediguda 291 people

All 95 villages in Kurupam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dandusura? 535524
- How far is Dandusura from Vizianagaram? 130 km by road
- What is the population of Dandusura? 319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandusura in? Vizianagaram district (Kurupam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dandusura? 48.4% (Census 2011)

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