Village · Merakamudidam, Vizianagaram # Puthikavalasa Puthikavalasa is a village in Merakamudidam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535102. The 2011 Census counted 891 people in 206 households, the 24th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 891 people (2011) - 206 households - 47.3% literacy - 535102 PIN code ## Puthikavalasa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puthikavalasa is 535102. Puthikavalasa falls in Merakamudidam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535102 - Gram panchayat Garugubilli - Community development block Merakamudidam - Census village code 582624 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puthikavalasa from nearby towns? - Merakamudidam (sub-district HQ) 15 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 Puthikavalasa? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Puthikavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Cheepurupalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Cheepurupalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garividi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Puthikavalasa known for? About 56% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puthikavalasa Of every 100 households in Puthikavalasa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puthikavalasa · ■ Merakamudidam rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 81% - Toilet within the home 2% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 0% 31% - Drinking water within premises 1% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92% - Use banking services 13% 48% - Television 20% 33% - Mobile phone 42% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 45% 44% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puthikavalasa? ■ Puthikavalasa · ■ Merakamudidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.3% 50.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1072 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 965 - Working population 59.4% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.6% for men and 39.6% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 228 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 141 (27%) · ■ Other work 53 (10%) · ■ Marginal 107 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Merakamudidam - Rachagumadam 1,017 people - Gathada @ Sriran Garaja Puram 1,009 people - Syamayavalasa 911 people - Somalingapuram 905 people - Billalavalasa 872 people - Gottipalle 851 people - Singavaram 845 people - Badam 743 people All 41 villages in Merakamudidam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthikavalasa? 535102 - How far is Puthikavalasa from Vizianagaram? 43 km by road - What is the population of Puthikavalasa? 891 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthikavalasa in? Vizianagaram district (Merakamudidam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puthikavalasa? 47.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/merakamudidam/puthikavalasa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.