Village · Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram
# Gangapuram

Gangapuram is a village in Parvathipuram sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535522. The 2011 Census counted 657 people in 153 households, the 26th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 657 people (2011)
- 153 households
- 57.4% literacy
- 535522 PIN code

## Gangapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gangapuram is 535522. Gangapuram falls in Parvathipuram sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535522
- Gram panchayat Gangapuram
- Community development block Parvathipuram
- Census village code 582151

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

## How far is Gangapuram from nearby towns?
- Parvatipuram (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gangapuram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Parvatipuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Parvathipuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Parvatipuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 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 Gangapuram known for?

About 60% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangapuram

Of every 100 households in Gangapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangapuram · ■ Parvathipuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 90%
- Toilet within the home 10% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 86%
- Tap water 2% 15%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 83%
- Use banking services 78% 77%
- Television 39% 47%
- Mobile phone 52% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 28% 31%
- Own their home 97% 92%

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

## What is the population of Gangapuram?

■ Gangapuram · ■ Parvathipuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.4% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1364 948
- Working population 60.0% 53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 137 (35%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 43 (11%) · ■ Marginal 118 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Parvathipuram
- Antivalasa 839 people
- Srirangarajapuram 838 people
- Adaru 806 people
- Puligummi 757 people
- Haripuram Karadavalasa 656 people
- Buduruvada 630 people
- Ravikonabatti Valasa 560 people
- Venkataraidupeta 547 people

All 49 villages in Parvathipuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gangapuram? 535522
- How far is Gangapuram from Vizianagaram? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapuram? 657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapuram in? Vizianagaram district (Parvathipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapuram? 57.4% (Census 2011)

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