# Punuvalasa Village, Therlam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Therlam, Vizianagaram 

# Punuvalasa

Punuvalasa is a village in Therlam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535127**. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 202 households**, the 21st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%.

- 912people (2011)
- 202households
- 35.4%literacy
- 535127PIN code

## Punuvalasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punuvalasa is 535127.** Punuvalasa falls in Therlam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535127
- Gram panchayatPunuvalasa
- Community development blockTherlam
- Census village code582602

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

## How far is Punuvalasa from nearby towns?

- Therlam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)56 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town)13 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 Punuvalasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Punuvalasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 66% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Punuvalasa

Of every 100 households in Punuvalasa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punuvalasa · ■ Therlam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****21%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Punuvalasa?

■ Punuvalasa · ■ Therlam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.4%**

**51.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**900

Working population ****68.1%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 25.1% for women. 67% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (68%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Koratam1,262 people
- Viziarampuram @ Buripeta1,251 people
- Velagavalasa1,205 people
- Madhavarangarayapura Agraharam1,163 people
- Somidavalasa894 people
- Goluguvalasa858 people
- Jannivalasa757 people
- Kavirayanivalasa755 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punuvalasa?535127
- How far is Punuvalasa from Vizianagaram?56 km by road
- What is the population of Punuvalasa?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punuvalasa in?Vizianagaram district (Therlam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punuvalasa?35.4% (Census 2011)