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- LGD code
- 587485
- Pincode
- 533447
- Post office
- Kothapalli (U)
- Population
- 3,531
- Households
- 1,036
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1002 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,646
Census 2011 · in context
How Vakatippa compares
By population, Vakatippa ranks #12 of 16 villages in U.Kothapalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
+9.0% vs mandal average
- Vakatippa
- 62.6%
- U.Kothapalli mandal
- 53.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
+5 vs mandal average
- Vakatippa
- 1,002
- U.Kothapalli mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Vakatippa
- 3.4
- U.Kothapalli mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vakatippa at a glance
Vakatippa is a village of 3,531 people in 1,036 households (Census 2011) in U.Kothapalli mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 16 villages in U.Kothapalli mandal. Literacy is 63%, 9 points above the mandal average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 533447, served by Kothapalli (U) post office; the LGD village code is 587485. The village votes in Tuni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Divya Yanamala. The population is estimated at 4,163 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vakatippa
- 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)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- PITHAPURAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VAKATIPPA
- Total area (ha)
- 247
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 154
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Vakatippa
- LGD code
- 587485
- Pincode
- 533447
- Post office
- Kothapalli (U)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,531
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,163
- Households
- 1,036
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1002
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tuni
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Divya Yanamala
- Block / Mandal
- U.Kothapalli
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Other villages in U.Kothapalli mandal
View all 17 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)