# Andra Village, Mentada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Mentada, Vizianagaram 

# Andra

Andra is a village in Mentada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535273**. The 2011 Census counted **1,876 people in 494 households**, the 9th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%.

- 1,876people (2011)
- 494households
- 40.8%literacy
- 535273PIN code

## Andra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andra is 535273.** Andra falls in Mentada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535273
- Gram panchayatAndra
- Community development blockMentada
- Census village code582709

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

## How far is Andra from nearby towns?

- Mentada (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)40 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 Andra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Andra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gajapathinagaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gajapathinagaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gajapathinagaram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Andra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, brinjal and mango**. About 58% of the 615 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Andra

Of every 100 households in Andra in 2011, 63 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andra · ■ Mentada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****16%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****76%**

**56%

Television ****26%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**53%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Andra?

■ Andra · ■ Mentada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%**

**46.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**963

Working population ****58.6%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.0% for men and 33.4% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (39%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (7%) · **■** Marginal 397 (36%)

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 Mentada

- Kuntinavalasa3,119 people
- Jakkuva2,788 people
- Jayathi2,585 people
- Pittada1,896 people
- Challapeta1,789 people
- Lothugedda1,789 people
- Ippalavalasa1,755 people
- Badevalasa1,382 people

[All 37 villages in Mentada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andra?535273
- How far is Andra from Vizianagaram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Andra?1,876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andra in?Vizianagaram district (Mentada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Andra?40.8% (Census 2011)