# Dharvada Village, Polavaram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Polavaram, West Godavari 

# Dharvada

Dharvada is a village in Polavaram sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534315**. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 11 households**, the 21st largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 40people (2011)
- 11households
- 24.2%literacy
- 534315PIN code

## Dharvada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharvada is 534315.** Dharvada falls in Polavaram sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534315
- Gram panchayatGeddapalle
- Community development blockPolavaram
- Census village code588087

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

## How far is Dharvada from nearby towns?

- Polavaram (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)120 km by road
- Kovvur (nearest town)65 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 Dharvada?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dharvada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Goddapalle
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kannapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Polavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koyyalagudem
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dharvada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and tobacco**. About 78% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dharvada

Of every 100 households in Dharvada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharvada · ■ Polavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****0%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Dharvada?

■ Dharvada · ■ Polavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**928

Working population ****67.5%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.4% for men and 18.8% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 27 (100%)

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 Polavaram

- Cheeduru230 people
- Chilakaluru192 people
- Sirivaka150 people
- Saripallekunta81 people

[All 23 villages in Polavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/polavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharvada?534315
- How far is Dharvada from Eluru?120 km by road
- What is the population of Dharvada?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharvada in?West Godavari district (Polavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharvada?24.2% (Census 2011)