Village · Kamalapuram, Y.S.R.
# Gangavaram

Gangavaram is a village in Kamalapuram sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516289. The 2011 Census counted 1,122 people in 289 households, the 11th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 1,122 people (2011)
- 289 households
- 67.5% literacy
- 516289 PIN code

## Gangavaram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gangavaram is 516289. Gangavaram falls in Kamalapuram sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516289
- Gram panchayat Gangavaram
- Community development block Kamalapuram
- Census village code 593293

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gangavaram from nearby towns?
- Kamalapuram (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Kadapa (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gangavaram?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gangavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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 · Kamalapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kamalapuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kadapa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 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, canal / river 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 Gangavaram known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 44% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gangavaram

Of every 100 households in Gangavaram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gangavaram · ■ Kamalapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 95%
- Toilet within the home 23% 37%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 59%
- Tap water 100% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 79%
- Use banking services 73% 44%
- Television 50% 54%
- Mobile phone 48% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 25%
- Own their home 97% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gangavaram?

■ Gangavaram · ■ Kamalapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 911
- Working population 57.1% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 55.7% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 226 (35%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 164 (26%) · ■ Marginal 190 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kamalapuram
- Podadurthi 1,497 people
- Pandillapalle 1,436 people
- Yellareddipalle 1,377 people
- Sambatur 1,374 people
- Nallingayapalle 1,082 people
- Thurakapalle 1,001 people
- Vibharampuram 1,001 people
- Letapalle 870 people

All 24 villages in Kamalapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gangavaram? 516289
- How far is Gangavaram from Kadapa? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Gangavaram? 1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangavaram in? Y.S.R. district (Kamalapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangavaram? 67.5% (Census 2011)

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