# Kathavapadu Village, Iragavaram – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Iragavaram, West Godavari 

# Kathavapadu

Kathavapadu is a village in Iragavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,708 people in 495 households**, the 15th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,708people (2011)
- 495households
- 79.0%literacy
- 534126PIN code

## Kathavapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathavapadu is 534126.** Kathavapadu falls in Iragavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534126
- Gram panchayatKathavapadu
- Community development blockIragavaram
- Census village code588672

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

## How far is Kathavapadu from nearby towns?

- Iragavaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)90 km by road
- Tanuku (nearest town)18 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 Kathavapadu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kathavapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Penugonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Penugonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tanuku
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kathavapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Kathavapadu

Of every 100 households in Kathavapadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathavapadu · ■ Iragavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**14%

Tap water ****74%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**53%

Use banking services ****25%**

**53%

Television ****60%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Kathavapadu?

■ Kathavapadu · ■ Iragavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**960

Working population ****46.8%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 76.3% for women. 68% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 175 (22%) · **■** Marginal 93 (12%)

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 Iragavaram

- Eletipadu1,852 people
- Ogidi1,803 people
- Rapaka1,768 people
- Surampudi1,724 people
- Kothapadu1,565 people
- Kannayakumudavalli1,242 people
- Itempudi1,241 people
- Podalada891 people

[All 21 villages in Iragavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/iragavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathavapadu?534126
- How far is Kathavapadu from Eluru?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kathavapadu?1,708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathavapadu in?West Godavari district (Iragavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathavapadu?79.0% (Census 2011)
