# Santeswaram Village, Makkuva, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/makkuva/santeswaram/ Village · Makkuva, Vizianagaram # Santeswaram Santeswaram is a village in Makkuva sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535501**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 117 households**, the 37th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 442people (2011) - 117households - 65.6%literacy - 535501PIN code ## Santeswaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Santeswaram is 535501.** Santeswaram falls in Makkuva sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535501 - Gram panchayatMakkuva - Community development blockMakkuva - Census village code582216 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Santeswaram from nearby towns? - Makkuva (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)83 km by road - Bobbili (nearest town)21 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 Santeswaram? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Santeswaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makkuva - ○Degree college10+ km · Bobbili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Santeswaram known for? About 81% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Santeswaram Of every 100 households in Santeswaram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Santeswaram · ■ Makkuva rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **87% Use banking services ****47%** **42% Television ****43%** **39% Mobile phone ****49%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **42% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Santeswaram? ■ Santeswaram · ■ Makkuva rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050** **1007 Working population ****54.8%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 206 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) 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 Makkuva - Guntabhadra537 people - Payakapadu523 people - Thotavalasa513 people - Sanyasirajupuram @ Maripivalasa463 people - Bantumakkuva440 people - Alagaruvu350 people - Pedavootagadda285 people - Lovarkhandi282 people [All 54 villages in Makkuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/makkuva/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Santeswaram?535501 - How far is Santeswaram from Vizianagaram?83 km by road - What is the population of Santeswaram?442 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santeswaram in?Vizianagaram district (Makkuva sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Santeswaram?65.6% (Census 2011)