Village · Vepada, Vizianagaram # Paturu Paturu is a village in Vepada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535161. The 2011 Census counted 1,831 people in 446 households, the 11th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 1,831 people (2011) - 446 households - 56.9% literacy - 535161 PIN code ## Paturu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paturu is 535161. Paturu falls in Vepada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535161 - Gram panchayat Paturu - Community development block Vepada - Census village code 582996 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paturu from nearby towns? - Vepada (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 43 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paturu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Srungavarapukota - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Srungavarapukota - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srungavarapukota - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paturu known for? About 42% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paturu Of every 100 households in Paturu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Paturu · ■ Vepada rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 88% - Toilet within the home 10% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 93% - Tap water 76% 34% - Drinking water within premises 25% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 92% - Use banking services 61% 68% - Television 53% 37% - Mobile phone 49% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 0% - None of these assets 26% 37% - Own their home 88% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paturu? ■ Paturu · ■ Vepada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 1029 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 938 - Working population 42.4% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 109 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 481 (62%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 166 (21%) · ■ Marginal 18 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vepada - Banadi 2,259 people - Nallabilli Kasipathirajapuram 2,116 people - Ballanki 1,980 people - Kummapalle 1,967 people - Dabbirajupeta 1,682 people - Kondagangupudi 1,610 people - Krishnarayudupeta 1,563 people - Singarai 1,563 people All 39 villages in Vepada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paturu? 535161 - How far is Paturu from Vizianagaram? 43 km by road - What is the population of Paturu? 1,831 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paturu in? Vizianagaram district (Vepada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paturu? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/paturu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.