# Podisa Village, Kurupam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kurupam, Vizianagaram 

# Podisa

Podisa is a village in Kurupam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535534**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 87 households**, the 47th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 326people (2011)
- 87households
- 26.7%literacy
- 535534PIN code

## Podisa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Podisa is 535534.** Podisa falls in Kurupam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535534
- Gram panchayatVoosakonda
- Community development blockKurupam
- Census village code582017

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Podisa from nearby towns?

- Kurupam (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)163 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)77 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 Podisa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · G L Puram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Elwinpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · G L Puram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Podisa known for?

About 26% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Podisa

Of every 100 households in Podisa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podisa · ■ Kurupam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****85%**

**49%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Podisa?

■ Podisa · ■ Kurupam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**952

Working population ****71.8%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.0% for men and 19.4% for women. 72% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 186 (79%)

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 Kurupam

- Ichapuram336 people
- Thennukharja334 people
- Ramuduguda332 people
- Dongalabaramani330 people
- Gotivada320 people
- Dandusura319 people
- Chappagottili312 people
- Bothili306 people

[All 95 villages in Kurupam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/kurupam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podisa?535534
- How far is Podisa from Vizianagaram?163 km by road
- What is the population of Podisa?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podisa in?Vizianagaram district (Kurupam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Podisa?26.7% (Census 2011)