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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 579305
- Pincode
- 534444
- Population
- 818
- Households
- 270
- Literacy rate
- 43%
- Sex ratio
- 1087 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 492
- Distance to district centre
- 70 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 31 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 134 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 307 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pasivedala · 64 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Koida compares
By population, Koida ranks #10 of 20 villages in Velairpadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.0%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Koida
- 43.0%
- Velairpadu mandal
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,087
+8 vs mandal average
- Koida
- 1,087
- Velairpadu mandal
- 1,079
Household size
people per home
3.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Koida
- 3.0
- Velairpadu mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Koida at a glance
Koida is a village of 818 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Velairpadu mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 20 villages in Velairpadu mandal. Literacy is 43%, 2 points below the mandal average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,087 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Eluru district centre, 37 km from Aswaraopeta, the nearest town, 64 km from Pasivedala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534444; the LGD village code is 579305. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 17 km away. The population is estimated at 891 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koida · this village | 818 | 43% | — |
| Kacharam · Velairpadu | 477 | 59% | 1.3 km W |
| Ippuru · Vararamachandrapuram | 174 | 56% | 2 km N |
| Kottarugommu · Vararamachandrapuram | 250 | 47% | 2.4 km N |
| Pochavaram · Vararamachandrapuram | 375 | 49% | 2.7 km E |
| Tekuru · Velairpadu | 451 | 40% | 2.7 km W |
| Venkata Narasimhapuram · Vararamachandrapuram | 52 | 56% | 2.9 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Koida
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PALWANCHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 97
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 182
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOIDA
- Total area (ha)
- 237
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Koida
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Koida
- LGD code
- 579305
- Pincode
- 534444
- Population (Census 2011)
- 818
- Population (projected 2026)
- 891
- Households
- 270
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1087
- Literacy rate
- 43.0%
- Coordinates
- 17.48154°N, 81.38213°E
- Block / Mandal
- Velairpadu
Getting there
How to reach Koida
Nearest town · 24,405 people
Aswaraopeta · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 30 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati134 kmcapital
- Hyderabad307 km
- Chennai503 km
- Bengaluru645 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPasivedala64 km
- Bus stopSriramagiri Bus Stop11 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital17 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India30 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum29 km
- CollegeB.E.D college56 km
- Police stationesuguralla palli police base36 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Koida
1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪Koyda Church GSELCChurch<1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 534444
- KukunoorKukunoor mandal6,380 pop
- ThatukurVelairpadu mandal5,549 pop
- RepakagommuVelairpadu mandal4,625 pop
- Ravigudem [Big]Kukunoor mandal2,845 pop
- DacharamKukunoor mandal2,793 pop
- SridharaKukunoor mandal2,166 pop
- ThondipakaKukunoor mandal2,060 pop
- UpperuKukunoor mandal1,956 pop
- AmaravaramKukunoor mandal1,834 pop
Villages near Koida
Other villages in Velairpadu mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)