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- LGD code
- 581521
- Pincode
- 532401
- Post office
- Arasavilli
- Population
- 3,715
- Households
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Sex ratio
- 997 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,866
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 400 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 585 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dusi · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Siri Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadada compares
By population, Vadada ranks #8 of 25 villages in Gara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.7%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Vadada
- 52.7%
- Gara mandal
- 53.0%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−7 vs mandal average
- Vadada
- 997
- Gara mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Vadada
- 4.0
- Gara mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadada at a glance
Vadada is a village of 3,715 people in 931 households (Census 2011) in Gara mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 25 villages in Gara mandal. Literacy is 53%, about the same as the mandal average of 53% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 8 km from Srikurmam, the nearest town, 14 km from Dusi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532401, served by Arasavilli post office; the LGD village code is 581521. The nearest hospital or health centre is Siri Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Srikakulam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gondu Shankar. The population is estimated at 4,380 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vadada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vadada · this village | 3,715 | 53% | — |
| Pathasrikakulam (R) (Part) · Srikakulam | 2,375 | 58% | 1.6 km SW |
| Paradesipalem · Visakhapatnam (Rural) | — | — | 2.2 km S |
| Balivada · Srikakulam | 778 | 52% | 2.4 km SE |
| Gonti · Gara | 777 | 57% | 3.1 km E |
| Kallepalle · Srikakulam | 2,459 | 51% | 3.4 km S |
| Kallepalle · Lakkavarapukota | 2,928 | 48% | 3.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadada
- 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)
- 20
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SRIKAKULAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 4
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADADA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,000
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 823.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vadada
- LGD code
- 581521
- Pincode
- 532401
- Post office
- Arasavilli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,715
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,380
- Households
- 931
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 997
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Coordinates
- 18.26798°N, 83.93539°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Srikakulam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srikakulam
- Member of Parliament
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gondu Shankar
- Block / Mandal
- Gara
Getting there
How to reach Vadada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati400 kmcapital
- Hyderabad585 km
- Kolkata665 km
- Chennai697 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDusi14 km
- Bus stopVoppangi Bus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCSiri Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankAndhra Bank5 km
- Petrol pumpEssar3 km
- CollegeGovernment College for Women4 km
- Police station1 Town Police Station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vadada
4 Temples, 1 Church, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vadada
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 532401
- PeddapaduSrikakulam mandal7,972 pop
- IppiliSrikakulam mandal5,875 pop
- VoppangiSrikakulam mandal4,505 pop
- MofusbandarSrikakulam mandal3,836 pop
- KallepalleSrikakulam mandal2,459 pop
- Patrunivalasa (Part)Srikakulam mandal2,277 pop
- SanivadaSrikakulam mandal1,805 pop
- BalivadaSrikakulam mandal778 pop
- Arasavilli (R) (Og)Srikakulam mandal
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Villages near Vadada
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View all 24 →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)