# Rayalam Village, Bhimavaram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Bhimavaram, West Godavari 

# Rayalam

Rayalam is a village in Bhimavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534208**. The 2011 Census counted **5,863 people in 1,648 households**, the 4th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 5,863people (2011)
- 1,648households
- 80.8%literacy
- 534208PIN code

## Rayalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rayalam is 534208.** Rayalam falls in Bhimavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534208
- Gram panchayatRayalam
- Community development blockBhimavaram
- Census village code588730

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

## How far is Rayalam from nearby towns?

- Bhimavaram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bhimavaram (nearest town)2 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 Rayalam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Rayalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhimavaram
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhimavaram
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhimavaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Rayalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bulbs. About 66% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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 Rayalam

Of every 100 households in Rayalam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rayalam · ■ Bhimavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**42%

Tap water ****99%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**63%

Use banking services ****48%**

**33%

Television ****70%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****60%**

**85%

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 Rayalam?

■ Rayalam · ■ Bhimavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**999

Working population ****42.4%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,007 (41%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,093 (44%) · **■** Marginal 154 (6%)

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 Bhimavaram

- Losarigutlapadu22,831 people
- Dirusumarru8,645 people
- Vempa6,892 people
- Anakoderu5,697 people
- Tundurru5,418 people
- Chinamiram4,699 people
- Yenamadurru3,878 people

[All 14 villages in Bhimavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/bhimavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rayalam?534208
- How far is Rayalam from Eluru?67 km by road
- What is the population of Rayalam?5,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayalam in?West Godavari district (Bhimavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rayalam?80.8% (Census 2011)
