Village · Iragavaram, West Godavari
# Podalada

Podalada is a village in Iragavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534126. The 2011 Census counted 891 people in 265 households, the 19th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.
- 891 people (2011)
- 265 households
- 73.4% literacy
- 534126 PIN code

## Podalada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Podalada is 534126. Podalada falls in Iragavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534126
- Gram panchayat Podalada
- Community development block Iragavaram
- Census village code 588671

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Podalada from nearby towns?
- Iragavaram (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Tanuku (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Podalada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Podalada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Penugonda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tanuku
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tanuku
- ○ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Podalada known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Podalada

Of every 100 households in Podalada in 2011, 94 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podalada · ■ Iragavaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 96%
- Toilet within the home 27% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 14%
- Tap water 89% 36%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 44%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 53%
- Use banking services 5% 53%
- Television 56% 60%
- Mobile phone 53% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 16%
- Own their home 82% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Podalada?

■ Podalada · ■ Iragavaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.4% 77.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 960
- Working population 61.7% 44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 258 (47%) · ■ Other work 14 (3%) · ■ Marginal 233 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Iragavaram
- Kathavapadu 1,708 people
- Kothapadu 1,565 people
- Kannayakumudavalli 1,242 people
- Itempudi 1,241 people
- Repakakhandrika 827 people
- Garuvuguntakhandrika 572 people

All 21 villages in Iragavaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Podalada? 534126
- How far is Podalada from Eluru? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Podalada? 891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podalada in? West Godavari district (Iragavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Podalada? 73.4% (Census 2011)

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