# Gaddapaka Village, Shankarapatnam, Karimnagar (Telangana)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/shankarapatnam/gaddapaka/

Village · Shankarapatnam, Karimnagar 

# Gaddapaka

Gaddapaka is a village in Shankarapatnam sub-district of Karimnagar district, Telangana, PIN code **505407**. The 2011 Census counted **2,120 people in 588 households**, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 2,120people (2011)
- 588households
- 63.0%literacy
- 505407PIN code

## Gaddapaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaddapaka is 505407.** Gaddapaka falls in Shankarapatnam sub-district, Karimnagar district, Telangana.

- PIN code505407
- Gram panchayatGaddapaka
- Community development blockShankarapatnam
- Census village code572563

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

## How far is Gaddapaka from nearby towns?

- Shankarapatnam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Karimnagar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Karimnagar (nearest town)40 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 Gaddapaka?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gaddapaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kesavapatnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Gaddapaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 77% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 435 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 Gaddapaka

Of every 100 households in Gaddapaka in 2011, 95 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaddapaka · ■ Shankarapatnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**64%

Tap water ****76%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**77%

Use banking services ****62%**

**38%

Television ****62%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Gaddapaka?

■ Gaddapaka · ■ Shankarapatnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**910

Working population ****52.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (58%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 Shankarapatnam

- Kothaghat3,449 people
- Kannapur2,657 people
- Yeradpalle2,452 people
- Ambalpur2,414 people
- Mutharam1,970 people
- Rajapur1,902 people
- Amudalapalle1,887 people
- Kareempet1,692 people

[All 17 villages in Shankarapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/shankarapatnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaddapaka?505407
- How far is Gaddapaka from Karimnagar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gaddapaka?2,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaddapaka in?Karimnagar district (Shankarapatnam sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Gaddapaka?63.0% (Census 2011)