# Pittada Village, Mentada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Mentada, Vizianagaram 

# Pittada

Pittada is a village in Mentada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535580**. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 538 households**, the 8th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%.

- 1,896people (2011)
- 538households
- 48.3%literacy
- 535580PIN code

## Pittada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pittada is 535580.** Pittada falls in Mentada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535580
- Gram panchayatPittada
- Community development blockMentada
- Census village code582724

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

## How far is Pittada from nearby towns?

- Mentada (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)36 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)36 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 Pittada?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pittada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Gajapatinagaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Pittada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 83% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Pittada

Of every 100 households in Pittada in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pittada · ■ Mentada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****76%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****31%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**53%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Pittada?

■ Pittada · ■ Mentada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**46.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**963

Working population ****53.9%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 40.4% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 687 (67%) · **■** Other work 169 (17%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%)

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

- Gurlatammaraju Peta3,235 people
- Kuntinavalasa3,119 people
- Jakkuva2,788 people
- Jayathi2,585 people
- Andra1,876 people
- Challapeta1,789 people
- Lothugedda1,789 people
- Ippalavalasa1,755 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pittada?535580
- How far is Pittada from Vizianagaram?36 km by road
- What is the population of Pittada?1,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pittada in?Vizianagaram district (Mentada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pittada?48.3% (Census 2011)
