# Arigipalem Village, Vepada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vepada, Vizianagaram 

# Arigipalem

Arigipalem is a village in Vepada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535281**. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 253 households**, the 22nd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 253households
- 61.4%literacy
- 535281PIN code

## Arigipalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arigipalem is 535281.** Arigipalem falls in Vepada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535281
- Gram panchayatArigipalem
- Community development blockVepada
- Census village code583024

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

## How far is Arigipalem from nearby towns?

- Vepada (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)49 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)49 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 Arigipalem?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Arigipalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vallampalle
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srungavarapukota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srungavarapukota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arigipalem known for?

About 55% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Arigipalem

Of every 100 households in Arigipalem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arigipalem · ■ Vepada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****86%**

**68%

Television ****49%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Arigipalem?

■ Arigipalem · ■ Vepada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**938

Working population ****39.3%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 50.9% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (14%) · **■** Marginal 31 (8%)

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 Vepada

- Jakeru1,224 people
- Pedagudipala1,130 people
- Srungavarapukota Seetharampuram1,121 people
- Neelakantarajapuram Agraharam1,062 people
- Mukundapuram950 people
- Ramaswamipeta887 people
- Veeluparthi884 people
- Vobulaiah Palem866 people

[All 39 villages in Vepada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arigipalem?535281
- How far is Arigipalem from Vizianagaram?49 km by road
- What is the population of Arigipalem?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arigipalem in?Vizianagaram district (Vepada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arigipalem?61.4% (Census 2011)
