Village · Kalasapadu, Y.S.R. # Sankavaram Sankavaram is a village in Kalasapadu sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516193. The 2011 Census counted 7,871 people in 2,074 households, the 1st largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 7,871 people (2011) - 2,074 households - 62.1% literacy - 516193 PIN code ## Sankavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sankavaram is 516193. Sankavaram falls in Kalasapadu sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 516193 - Gram panchayat Sankavaram,Pidugulapalle,Lingareddipalle & Chintalapalle - Community development block Kalasapadu - Census village code 593002 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sankavaram from nearby towns? - Kalasapadu (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Kadapa (district HQ) 100 km by road - Badvel (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sankavaram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sankavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 16 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Porumamilla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giddaluru - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Badvel - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankavaram known for? The main crops are paddy and bajra. Products made here include rice. About 19% of the 5,105 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sankavaram Of every 100 households in Sankavaram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankavaram · ■ Kalasapadu rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 91% - Toilet within the home 20% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 67% - Tap water 87% 80% - Drinking water within premises 11% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 88% - Use banking services 65% 66% - Television 35% 37% - Mobile phone 53% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 32% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sankavaram? ■ Sankavaram · ■ Kalasapadu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.1% 61.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 890 845 - Working population 53.3% 53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 48.1% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,861 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,593 (38%) · ■ Household industry 60 (1%) · ■ Other work 388 (9%) · ■ Marginal 291 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalasapadu - Kalasapadu 4,530 people - Kothakota 2,851 people - Eguva Thamballapalle 1,776 people - Pendlimarri 1,773 people All 24 villages in Kalasapadu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankavaram? 516193 - How far is Sankavaram from Kadapa? 100 km by road - What is the population of Sankavaram? 7,871 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankavaram in? Y.S.R. district (Kalasapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankavaram? 62.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/kalasapadu/sankavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.