Village · Akividu, West Godavari # Taratava Taratava is a village in Akividu sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534235. The 2011 Census counted 640 people in 177 households, the 14th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 640 people (2011) - 177 households - 72.4% literacy - 534235 PIN code ## Taratava PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Taratava is 534235. Taratava falls in Akividu sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 534235 - Gram panchayat Taratava - Community development block Akividu - Census village code 588592 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Taratava from nearby towns? - Akividu (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Eluru (district HQ) 49 km by road - Bhimavaram (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Taratava? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Taratava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● 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 5–10 km · Akividu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhimavaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dumpagadapa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Taratava known for? The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Taratava Of every 100 households in Taratava in 2011, 95 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Taratava · ■ Akividu rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 96% - Toilet within the home 43% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 57% 36% - Tap water 100% 99% - Drinking water within premises 74% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 55% - Use banking services 93% 48% - Television 50% 58% - Mobile phone 42% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 19% - Own their home 82% 73% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Taratava? ■ Taratava · ■ Akividu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 71.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 581 975 - Working population 40.9% 44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 69.2% for women. 68% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 227 (87%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 14 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akividu - Chinakapavaram 3,111 people - Kollaparru 2,894 people - Ajjamuru 1,811 people - Dharmapuram 1,010 people - Kolleru 154 people All 15 villages in Akividu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taratava? 534235 - How far is Taratava from Eluru? 49 km by road - What is the population of Taratava? 640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taratava in? West Godavari district (Akividu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Taratava? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/akividu/taratava/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.