Village · Mentada, Vizianagaram # Jakkuva Jakkuva is a village in Mentada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535581. The 2011 Census counted 2,788 people in 706 households, the 6th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%. - 2,788 people (2011) - 706 households - 37.4% literacy - 535581 PIN code ## Jakkuva PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jakkuva is 535581. Jakkuva falls in Mentada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535581 - Gram panchayat Jakkuva - Community development block Mentada - Census village code 582712 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jakkuva from nearby towns? - Mentada (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 43 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jakkuva? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jakkuva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peddamanapuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gajapatinagaram - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water 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 Jakkuva known for? The main crops are paddy, sugar cane and red gram. About 84% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jakkuva Of every 100 households in Jakkuva in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jakkuva · ■ Mentada rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 82% - Toilet within the home 4% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90% - Tap water 0% 31% - Drinking water within premises 1% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 89% - Use banking services 78% 56% - Television 21% 27% - Mobile phone 20% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 66% 53% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jakkuva? ■ Jakkuva · ■ Mentada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 37.4% 46.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 1017 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 963 - Working population 58.6% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.8% for men and 28.7% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 341 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,092 (67%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 166 (10%) · ■ Marginal 25 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mentada - Pedamedapalle 4,150 people - Poram 3,251 people - Gurlatammaraju Peta 3,235 people - Kuntinavalasa 3,119 people - Jayathi 2,585 people - Pittada 1,896 people - Andra 1,876 people - Challapeta 1,789 people All 37 villages in Mentada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jakkuva? 535581 - How far is Jakkuva from Vizianagaram? 43 km by road - What is the population of Jakkuva? 2,788 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jakkuva in? Vizianagaram district (Mentada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jakkuva? 37.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/jakkuva/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.