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- LGD code
- 587601
- Pincode
- 533468
- Post office
- Gollapalem
- Population
- 1,191
- Households
- 321
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 521
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 170 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 398 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karapa · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Karapa · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Patharlagadda compares
By population, Patharlagadda ranks #17 of 19 villages in Karapa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.2%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Patharlagadda64.2%
Karapa mandal61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
−24 vs mandal average
Patharlagadda962
Karapa mandal986
Household size
people per home
3.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Patharlagadda3.7
Karapa mandal3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Patharlagadda at a glance
Patharlagadda is a village of 1,191 people in 321 households (Census 2011) in Karapa mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 17th-largest of 19 villages in Karapa mandal. Literacy is 64%, 3 points above the mandal average of 61% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Kakinada district centre, 3 km from Karapa, the nearest town, 3 km from Karapa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533468, served by Gollapalem post office; the LGD village code is 587601. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Karapa, 3 km away. The village votes in Kakinada Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji). The population is estimated at 1,297 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patharlagadda · this village | 1,191 | 64% | — |
| Penuguduru · Karapa | 4,001 | 64% | 1.9 km NE |
| Gorripudi · Karapa | 6,449 | 54% | 2.5 km S |
| Karapa · Karapa | 10,086 | 62% | 2.9 km NW |
| Gurajanapalle · Karapa | 7,009 | 58% | 3.1 km E |
| Nadakuduru · Karapa | 7,117 | 65% | 3.2 km NE |
| Kongodu · Karapa | 2,101 | 50% | 3.2 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Patharlagadda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KAKINADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 9
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PATHARLAGADDA
- Total area (ha)
- 186
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 141
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Patharlagadda
- LGD code
- 587601
- Pincode
- 533468
- Post office
- Gollapalem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,191
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,297
- Households
- 321
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Coordinates
- 16.88967°N, 82.19183°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kakinada Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji)
- Block / Mandal
- Karapa
Getting there
How to reach Patharlagadda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati170 kmcapital
- Hyderabad398 km
- Chennai471 km
- Bengaluru659 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarapa3 km
- Bus stopVakada Bus Stop6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Karapa3 km
- ATM / bankIndicash Atm6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeIdeal college of Arts & Science9 km
- Police stationPolice Station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Patharlagadda
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Patharlagadda
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 533468
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Villages near Patharlagadda
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View all 18 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)