# Bodapadu Village, Pentapadu, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pentapadu, West Godavari 

# Bodapadu

Bodapadu is a village in Pentapadu sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534196**. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 349 households**, the 19th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 349households
- 66.8%literacy
- 534196PIN code

## Bodapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bodapadu is 534196.** Bodapadu falls in Pentapadu sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534196
- Gram panchayatBodapadu
- Community development blockPentapadu
- Census village code588506

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

## How far is Bodapadu from nearby towns?

- Pentapadu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tadepallegudem (nearest town)8 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 Bodapadu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bodapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pentapadu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pentapadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Peda Tadepalle
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Bodapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Bodapadu

Of every 100 households in Bodapadu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bodapadu · ■ Pentapadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**25%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**50%

Use banking services ****25%**

**38%

Television ****46%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****84%**

**81%

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 Bodapadu?

■ Bodapadu · ■ Pentapadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**977

Working population ****44.7%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (88%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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 Pentapadu

- Akuteegapadu2,124 people
- Korumilli1,452 people
- Chintapalle1,297 people
- Umamaheswaram1,198 people
- Yanalapalle1,156 people
- Devaracheruvukhandrika518 people

[All 22 villages in Pentapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/pentapadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bodapadu?534196
- How far is Bodapadu from Eluru?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bodapadu?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodapadu in?West Godavari district (Pentapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bodapadu?66.8% (Census 2011)