# Jakeru Village, Vepada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/jakeru/ Village · Vepada, Vizianagaram # Jakeru Jakeru is a village in Vepada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535281**. The 2011 Census counted **1,224 people in 280 households**, the 18th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 1,224people (2011) - 280households - 46.6%literacy - 535281PIN code ## Jakeru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jakeru is 535281.** Jakeru falls in Vepada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535281 - Gram panchayatJakeru - Community development blockVepada - Census village code582998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jakeru from nearby towns? - Vepada (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)42 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)12 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 Jakeru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jakeru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Vallampudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Srungavarapukota - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srungavarapukota - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Jakeru known for? About 36% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Jakeru Of every 100 households in Jakeru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jakeru · ■ Vepada rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****1%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****26%** **68% Television ****53%** **37% Mobile phone ****40%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **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 Jakeru? ■ Jakeru · ■ Vepada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258** **938 Working population ****63.9%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.5% for men and 36.9% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 115 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) 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 - Krishnarayudupeta1,563 people - Singarai1,563 people - Athava1,410 people - Chinagudipala1,234 people - Pedagudipala1,130 people - Srungavarapukota Seetharampuram1,121 people - Neelakantarajapuram Agraharam1,062 people - Arigipalem1,007 people [All 39 villages in Vepada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jakeru?535281 - How far is Jakeru from Vizianagaram?42 km by road - What is the population of Jakeru?1,224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jakeru in?Vizianagaram district (Vepada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jakeru?46.6% (Census 2011)