# Dharmavaram Village, Kovvur, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kovvur, West Godavari 

# Dharmavaram

Dharmavaram is a village in Kovvur sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534340**. The 2011 Census counted **3,831 people in 1,152 households**, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 3,831people (2011)
- 1,152households
- 76.5%literacy
- 534340PIN code

## Dharmavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharmavaram is 534340.** Dharmavaram falls in Kovvur sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534340
- Gram panchayatDharmavaram
- Community development blockKovvur
- Census village code588269

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

## How far is Dharmavaram from nearby towns?

- Kovvur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)85 km by road
- Kovvur (nearest town)10 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 Dharmavaram?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vegeswararapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovvur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kovvur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Dharmavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 79% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 657 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 Dharmavaram

Of every 100 households in Dharmavaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharmavaram · ■ Kovvur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**33%

Tap water ****98%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**57%

Use banking services ****72%**

**44%

Television ****50%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Dharmavaram?

■ Dharmavaram · ■ Kovvur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**988

Working population ****44.5%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 72.3% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,122 (66%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 259 (15%) · **■** Marginal 81 (5%)

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 Kovvur

- Pasivedala6,182 people
- Vemuluru4,782 people
- Penakanametta4,247 people
- Kumaradevam4,015 people
- Thogummi3,221 people
- Arikirevula3,190 people
- Chidipi1,584 people
- Nandamuru1,530 people

[All 16 villages in Kovvur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/kovvur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharmavaram?534340
- How far is Dharmavaram from Eluru?85 km by road
- What is the population of Dharmavaram?3,831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmavaram in?West Godavari district (Kovvur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmavaram?76.5% (Census 2011)
