Village · Akividu, West Godavari
# Dharmapuram

Dharmapuram is a village in Akividu sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534235. The 2011 Census counted 1,010 people in 232 households, the 13th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.
- 1,010 people (2011)
- 232 households
- 70.5% literacy
- 534235 PIN code

## Dharmapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dharmapuram is 534235. Dharmapuram falls in Akividu sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534235
- Gram panchayat Akividu
- Community development block Akividu
- Census village code 588595

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dharmapuram from nearby towns?
- Akividu (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Bhimavaram (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dharmapuram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Akividu
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dumpagadapa
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Dumpagadapa
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharmapuram known for?

About 88% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 449 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dharmapuram

Of every 100 households in Dharmapuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharmapuram · ■ Akividu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 96%
- Toilet within the home 31% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 36%
- Tap water 100% 99%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 55%
- Use banking services 62% 48%
- Television 69% 58%
- Mobile phone 72% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 19%
- Own their home 91% 73%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dharmapuram?

■ Dharmapuram · ■ Akividu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.5% 71.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 975
- Working population 59.5% 44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 69.8% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 550 (92%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (4%) · ■ Marginal 8 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akividu
- Cherukumilli 3,750 people
- Chinakapavaram 3,111 people
- Kollaparru 2,894 people
- Ajjamuru 1,811 people
- Taratava 640 people
- Kolleru 154 people

All 15 villages in Akividu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dharmapuram? 534235
- How far is Dharmapuram from Eluru? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Dharmapuram? 1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmapuram in? West Godavari district (Akividu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmapuram? 70.5% (Census 2011)

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