# Valluru Village, Achanta, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Achanta, West Godavari 

# Valluru

Valluru is a village in Achanta sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534269**. The 2011 Census counted **8,962 people in 2,637 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 8,962people (2011)
- 2,637households
- 77.0%literacy
- 534269PIN code

## Valluru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valluru is 534269.** Valluru falls in Achanta sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534269
- Gram panchayatValluru
- Community development blockAchanta
- Census village code588696

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

## How far is Valluru from nearby towns?

- Achanta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)116 km by road
- Palacole (nearest town)18 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 Valluru?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Valluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Achanta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marteru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Valluru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. Products made here include lace knitting. About 89% of the 935 hectares of village land is sown, and 830 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 Valluru

Of every 100 households in Valluru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Valluru · ■ Achanta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**32%

Tap water ****1%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**67%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****38%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**89%

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 Valluru?

■ Valluru · ■ Achanta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**1002

Working population ****50.3%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,924 (43%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 659 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,628 (36%)

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 Achanta

- Achanta19,507 people
- Achanta Vemavaram7,566 people
- Kodamanchili6,151 people
- Bhimalapuram5,302 people
- Penumanchili3,924 people

[All 10 villages in Achanta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/achanta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valluru?534269
- How far is Valluru from Eluru?116 km by road
- What is the population of Valluru?8,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valluru in?West Godavari district (Achanta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Valluru?77.0% (Census 2011)
