# Rapaka Village, Iragavaram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Iragavaram, West Godavari 

# Rapaka

Rapaka is a village in Iragavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534320**. The 2011 Census counted **1,768 people in 527 households**, the 13th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,768people (2011)
- 527households
- 75.5%literacy
- 534320PIN code

## Rapaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rapaka is 534320.** Rapaka falls in Iragavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534320
- Gram panchayatRapaka
- Community development blockIragavaram
- Census village code588658

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

## How far is Rapaka from nearby towns?

- Iragavaram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)90 km by road
- Tanuku (nearest town)13 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 Rapaka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eletipadu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Penugonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tanuku
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Rapaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 84% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Rapaka

Of every 100 households in Rapaka in 2011, 92 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rapaka · ■ Iragavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**14%

Tap water ****30%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**53%

Use banking services ****72%**

**53%

Television ****55%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Rapaka?

■ Rapaka · ■ Iragavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**960

Working population ****44.6%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 73.9% for women. 64% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 346 (44%)

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

- Goteru2,254 people
- Inaparru2,234 people
- Eletipadu1,852 people
- Ogidi1,803 people
- Surampudi1,724 people
- Kathavapadu1,708 people
- Kothapadu1,565 people
- Kannayakumudavalli1,242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rapaka?534320
- How far is Rapaka from Eluru?90 km by road
- What is the population of Rapaka?1,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rapaka in?West Godavari district (Iragavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rapaka?75.5% (Census 2011)
