Village · Gopalapuram, West Godavari # Karagapadu Karagapadu is a village in Gopalapuram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534318. The 2011 Census counted 1,921 people in 557 households, the 12th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,921 people (2011) - 557 households - 55.1% literacy - 534318 PIN code ## Karagapadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karagapadu is 534318. Karagapadu falls in Gopalapuram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 534318 - Gram panchayat Karagapadu - Community development block Gopalapuram - Census village code 588129 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karagapadu from nearby towns? - Gopalapuram (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Eluru (district HQ) 87 km by road - Kovvur (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karagapadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karagapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gopalapuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gopalapuram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Koyyalagudem - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karagapadu known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include bricks and pots making. About 34% of the 1,403 hectares of village land is sown, and 430 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karagapadu Of every 100 households in Karagapadu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karagapadu · ■ Gopalapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 93% - Toilet within the home 20% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 44% - Tap water 79% 93% - Drinking water within premises 23% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 80% - Use banking services 25% 31% - Television 56% 55% - Mobile phone 42% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 19% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 22% - Own their home 98% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karagapadu? ■ Karagapadu · ■ Gopalapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 1017 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 1021 - Working population 56.7% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 54.7% for women. 67% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 176 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 628 (58%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 61 (6%) · ■ Marginal 220 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gopalapuram - Guddigudem 3,324 people - Kovvurupadu 2,997 people - Nandigudem 2,637 people - Jagannadhapuram 2,356 people - Sagipadu 1,601 people - Venkatayapalem 1,555 people - Karicharlagudem 1,517 people - Cherukumilli 1,176 people All 19 villages in Gopalapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karagapadu? 534318 - How far is Karagapadu from Eluru? 87 km by road - What is the population of Karagapadu? 1,921 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karagapadu in? West Godavari district (Gopalapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karagapadu? 55.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/gopalapuram/karagapadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.