# Lingapuram Village, Therlam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Therlam, Vizianagaram 

# Lingapuram

Lingapuram is a village in Therlam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535136**. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 148 households**, the 34th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%.

- 581people (2011)
- 148households
- 51.7%literacy
- 535136PIN code

## Lingapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lingapuram is 535136.** Lingapuram falls in Therlam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535136
- Gram panchayatLingapuram
- Community development blockTherlam
- Census village code582577

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

## How far is Lingapuram from nearby towns?

- Therlam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)76 km by road
- Bobbili (nearest town)20 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 Lingapuram?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lingapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Therlam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Therlam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Lingapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 50% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Lingapuram

Of every 100 households in Lingapuram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lingapuram · ■ Therlam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****86%**

**64%

Television ****37%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**41%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Lingapuram?

■ Lingapuram · ■ Therlam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**51.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**900

Working population ****59.7%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 31.6% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 177 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (23%) · **■** Other work 83 (24%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Therlam

- Chinnayyapeta623 people
- Appalammapeta607 people
- Antlavara603 people
- Rajayyapeta603 people
- Pedapalavalasa500 people
- Chinapalavalasa460 people
- Ravimanu Gadabavalasa460 people
- Kollivalasa458 people

[All 50 villages in Therlam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/therlam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lingapuram?535136
- How far is Lingapuram from Vizianagaram?76 km by road
- What is the population of Lingapuram?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingapuram in?Vizianagaram district (Therlam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lingapuram?51.7% (Census 2011)