Village · Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram
# Adaru

Adaru is a village in Parvathipuram sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535527. The 2011 Census counted 806 people in 183 households, the 24th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 806 people (2011)
- 183 households
- 32.7% literacy
- 535527 PIN code

## Adaru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Adaru is 535527. Adaru falls in Parvathipuram sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535527
- Gram panchayat Buduruvada
- Community development block Parvathipuram
- Census village code 582157

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Adaru from nearby towns?
- Parvatipuram (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town) 33 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Adaru?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Adaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● 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 · Parvatipuram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Parvatipuram
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water 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 Adaru known for?

About 13% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Adaru

Of every 100 households in Adaru in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adaru · ■ Parvathipuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 90%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 0% 15%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 69% 77%
- Television 15% 47%
- Mobile phone 26% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 67% 31%
- Own their home 99% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Adaru?

■ Adaru · ■ Parvathipuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 32.7% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 903 948
- Working population 61.0% 53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.8% for men and 24.8% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 172 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 227 (46%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 76 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Parvathipuram
- Pedamariki 900 people
- Gochekka 872 people
- Antivalasa 839 people
- Srirangarajapuram 838 people
- Puligummi 757 people
- Gangapuram 657 people
- Haripuram Karadavalasa 656 people
- Buduruvada 630 people

All 49 villages in Parvathipuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Adaru? 535527
- How far is Adaru from Vizianagaram? 115 km by road
- What is the population of Adaru? 806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adaru in? Vizianagaram district (Parvathipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Adaru? 32.7% (Census 2011)

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