# Vakapalle Village, Ganapavaram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ganapavaram, West Godavari 

# Vakapalle

Vakapalle is a village in Ganapavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534196**. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 379 households**, the 18th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,350people (2011)
- 379households
- 83.6%literacy
- 534196PIN code

## Vakapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vakapalle is 534196.** Vakapalle falls in Ganapavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534196
- Gram panchayatVakapalle
- Community development blockGanapavaram
- Census village code588576

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

## How far is Vakapalle from nearby towns?

- Ganapavaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)100 km by road
- Tadepallegudem (nearest town)14 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 Vakapalle?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pippara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ganapavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saripalle
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Vakapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 80% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Vakapalle

Of every 100 households in Vakapalle in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vakapalle · ■ Ganapavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**21%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**57%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****52%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**79%

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 Vakapalle?

■ Vakapalle · ■ Ganapavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**993

Working population ****33.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 81.9% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 57 (13%)

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 Ganapavaram

- Mupparthipadu1,551 people
- Chinaramachandrapuram1,516 people
- Valluru1,423 people
- Muggula1,400 people
- Kothapalle1,217 people
- Varadarajapuram1,209 people
- Jagannadhapuram1,207 people
- Venkatrajapuram1,029 people

[All 25 villages in Ganapavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/ganapavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vakapalle?534196
- How far is Vakapalle from Eluru?100 km by road
- What is the population of Vakapalle?1,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vakapalle in?West Godavari district (Ganapavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vakapalle?83.6% (Census 2011)
