# Athava Village, Vepada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vepada, Vizianagaram 

# Athava

Athava is a village in Vepada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535161**. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 358 households**, the 16th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 1,410people (2011)
- 358households
- 54.0%literacy
- 535161PIN code

## Athava PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athava is 535161.** Athava falls in Vepada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535161
- Gram panchayatAthava
- Community development blockVepada
- Census village code583026

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

## How far is Athava from nearby towns?

- Vepada (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)50 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 Athava?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Athava; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Vallampudi
- ○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 watercovered 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 Athava known for?

About 34% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Athava

Of every 100 households in Athava in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Athava · ■ Vepada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****29%**

**34%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****36%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**37%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Athava?

■ Athava · ■ Vepada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**938

Working population ****53.8%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 40.5% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (16%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 231 (30%)

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

- Dabbirajupeta1,682 people
- Kondagangupudi1,610 people
- Krishnarayudupeta1,563 people
- Singarai1,563 people
- Chinagudipala1,234 people
- Jakeru1,224 people
- Pedagudipala1,130 people
- Srungavarapukota Seetharampuram1,121 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athava?535161
- How far is Athava from Vizianagaram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Athava?1,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athava in?Vizianagaram district (Vepada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Athava?54.0% (Census 2011)
