# Varidhanam Village, Palacole, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/palacole/varidhanam/ Village · Palacole, West Godavari # Varidhanam Varidhanam is a village in Palacole sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534260**. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 490 households**, the 12th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,645people (2011) - 490households - 76.5%literacy - 534260PIN code ## Varidhanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varidhanam is 534260.** Varidhanam falls in Palacole sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534260 - Gram panchayatVaridhanam - Community development blockPalacole - Census village code588788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varidhanam from nearby towns? - Palacole (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)90 km by road - Palacole (nearest town)3 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 Varidhanam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Varidhanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palacole - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palacole - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ullamparru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Varidhanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and fish culture**. About 83% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Varidhanam Of every 100 households in Varidhanam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Varidhanam · ■ Palacole rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****74%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **28% Tap water ****98%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **63% Use banking services ****45%** **44% Television ****60%** **55% Mobile phone ****56%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **15% Own their home ****87%** **88% 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 Varidhanam? ■ Varidhanam · ■ Palacole rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **946 Working population ****54.2%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 71.8% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 313 (35%) · **■** Marginal 326 (37%) 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 Palacole - Tillapudi2,914 people - Aratlakatla2,739 people - Gorintada2,449 people - Velivela2,160 people - Pedamamidipalle1,475 people - Ballipadu1,400 people - Palamuru927 people - Chandaparru809 people [All 16 villages in Palacole](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/palacole/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varidhanam?534260 - How far is Varidhanam from Eluru?90 km by road - What is the population of Varidhanam?1,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varidhanam in?West Godavari district (Palacole sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Varidhanam?76.5% (Census 2011)