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- LGD code
- 589692
- Pincode
- 521150
- Post office
- Kaja
- Population
- 7,687
- Households
- 2,344
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,274
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 51 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 299 km
- Nearest railway station
- Machilipatnam · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rammurthy (rmp) hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kaza compares
By population, Kaza ranks #1 of 17 villages in Movva mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Kaza
- 65.2%
- Movva mandal
- 67.8%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−53 vs mandal average
- Kaza
- 934
- Movva mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
3.3
Same as the mandal average
- Kaza
- 3.3
- Movva mandal
- 3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kaza at a glance
Kaza is a village of 7,687 people in 2,344 households (Census 2011) in Movva mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 17 villages in Movva mandal. Literacy is 65%, 3 points below the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Krishna district centre, 12 km from Challapalle, the nearest town, 15 km from Machilipatnam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521150, served by Kaja post office; the LGD village code is 589692. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rammurthy (rmp) hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Pamarru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Raja Varla. The population is estimated at 9,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kaza →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaza · this village | 7,687 | 65% | — |
| Maddipatla · Guduru | 556 | 59% | 3.2 km NE |
| Chitturu · Ghantasala | 897 | 73% | 3.5 km S |
| Mallampalle · Ghantasala | 1,957 | 61% | 3.5 km W |
| Kosuru · Movva | 5,099 | 71% | 4 km W |
| Ramannapeta · Guduru | 785 | 59% | 4.1 km SE |
| Idugullapalle · Guduru | 1,264 | 68% | 4.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kaza
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- MACHILIPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAZA&PADDRAYUDU THOTA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,484
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,128.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kaza
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kaza
- LGD code
- 589692
- Pincode
- 521150
- Post office
- Kaja
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,687
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,063
- Households
- 2,344
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Coordinates
- 16.20001°N, 81.00503°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pamarru
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Raja Varla
- Block / Mandal
- Movva
Getting there
How to reach Kaza
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati51 kmcapital
- Hyderabad299 km
- Chennai356 km
- Bengaluru513 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMachilipatnam15 km
- Bus stopDimma center4 km
- Hospital / PHCRammurthy (rmp) hospital5 km
- ATM / bankIndian bank4 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
- Collegekrishna university12 km
- Police stationArpet Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kaza
5 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kaza
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Mpp schoolSchool4.1 km ↗
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Villages sharing pincode 521150
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Other villages named Kaza
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Villages near Kaza
Other villages in Movva mandal
View all 16 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)