# Boddam Village, Vepada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/boddam/ Village · Vepada, Vizianagaram # Boddam Boddam is a village in Vepada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535145**. The 2011 Census counted **3,094 people in 795 households**, the 2nd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 3,094people (2011) - 795households - 57.0%literacy - 535145PIN code ## Boddam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Boddam is 535145.** Boddam falls in Vepada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535145 - Gram panchayatBoddam - Community development blockVepada - Census village code582993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boddam from nearby towns? - Vepada (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)35 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)35 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 Boddam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Boddam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srungavarapukota - ○Degree college5–10 km · Srungavarapukota - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Srungavarapukota - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Boddam known for? About 58% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Boddam Of every 100 households in Boddam in 2011, 79 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Boddam · ■ Vepada rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **88% Toilet within the home ****13%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **93% Tap water ****40%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****63%** **68% Television ****40%** **37% Mobile phone ****28%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **37% Own their home ****96%** **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 Boddam? ■ Boddam · ■ Vepada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **938 Working population ****50.8%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 45.7% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (30%) · **■** Household industry 58 (4%) · **■** Other work 265 (17%) · **■** Marginal 528 (34%) 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 - Vepada3,754 people - Gudivada2,715 people - Vavilapadu2,709 people - Vallampudi2,688 people - Sompuram2,477 people [All 39 villages in Vepada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Boddam?535145 - How far is Boddam from Vizianagaram?35 km by road - What is the population of Boddam?3,094 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boddam in?Vizianagaram district (Vepada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Boddam?57.0% (Census 2011)