# Dontavaram Village, Unguturu, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Unguturu, West Godavari 

# Dontavaram

Dontavaram is a village in Unguturu sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,178 people in 361 households**, the 14th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,178people (2011)
- 361households
- 78.3%literacy
- 534406PIN code

## Dontavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dontavaram is 534406.** Dontavaram falls in Unguturu sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534406
- Gram panchayatDontavaram
- Community development blockUnguturu
- Census village code588351

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

## How far is Dontavaram from nearby towns?

- Unguturu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)52 km by road
- Tadepallegudem (nearest town)18 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 Dontavaram?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Tadepalligudem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pentapadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tadepalligudem
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dontavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 89% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Dontavaram

Of every 100 households in Dontavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dontavaram · ■ Unguturu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**35%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**56%

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

**35%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****50%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**83%

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 Dontavaram?

■ Dontavaram · ■ Unguturu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**968

Working population ****53.1%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 75.5% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (37%) · **■** Other work 41 (7%) · **■** Marginal 219 (35%)

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 Unguturu

- Ravulaparru2,039 people
- Gopinadhapatnam1,783 people
- Kakarlamudi1,760 people
- Kagupadu1,663 people
- Venkatadriapparaopuram976 people
- Tallapuram953 people
- Chebrole Khandrika799 people

[All 17 villages in Unguturu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/unguturu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dontavaram?534406
- How far is Dontavaram from Eluru?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dontavaram?1,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dontavaram in?West Godavari district (Unguturu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dontavaram?78.3% (Census 2011)
