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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 580500
- Pincode
- 532292
- Post office
- Manikyapuram
- Population
- 3,530
- Households
- 889
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1069 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,452
- Distance to district centre
- 79 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 500 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 561 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sompeta · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Annapoorna Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rushikudda compares
By population, Rushikudda ranks #4 of 34 villages in Sompeta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.7%
−10.5% vs mandal average
- Rushikudda
- 46.7%
- Sompeta mandal
- 57.2%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,069
+9 vs mandal average
- Rushikudda
- 1,069
- Sompeta mandal
- 1,060
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Rushikudda
- 4.0
- Sompeta mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rushikudda at a glance
Rushikudda is a village of 3,530 people in 889 households (Census 2011) in Sompeta mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 4th-largest of 34 villages in Sompeta mandal. Literacy is 47%, 11 points below the mandal average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,069 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 60 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 7 km from Sompeta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532292, served by Manikyapuram post office; the LGD village code is 580500. The nearest hospital or health centre is Annapoorna Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Ichchapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Bendalam. The population is estimated at 4,162 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rushikudda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushikudda · this village | 3,530 | 47% | — |
| Kokkiliputtuga · Kanchili | 2,765 | 56% | 0.6 km NW |
| Kuttuma · Kanchili | 971 | 59% | 1.1 km W |
| Isakalapalem · Sarubujjili | 810 | 49% | 1.5 km SE |
| Ammavariputtuga · Kanchili | 222 | 64% | 1.6 km NW |
| Talatampara · Kanchili | 4,416 | 60% | 2.1 km N |
| Manikyapuram · Kaviti | 3,738 | 48% | 2.3 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rushikudda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ICHCHAPURAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 130
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RUSHIKUDDA
- Total area (ha)
- 828
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 61.34
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rushikudda
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Key facts — Rushikudda
- LGD code
- 580500
- Pincode
- 532292
- Post office
- Manikyapuram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,530
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,162
- Households
- 889
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1069
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Coordinates
- 18.93322°N, 84.62229°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Srikakulam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ichchapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Bendalam
- Block / Mandal
- Sompeta
Getting there
How to reach Rushikudda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati500 kmcapital
- Kolkata561 km
- Hyderabad671 km
- Chennai800 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSompeta7 km
- Bus stopManikyapuram Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCAnnapoorna Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
- CollegeBharat institute of engineering and technology40 km
- Police stationTown Thana45 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Rushikudda
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Rushikudda
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 532292
- BorivankaKaviti mandal7,053 pop
- TalatamparaKanchili mandal4,416 pop
- ManikyapuramKaviti mandal3,738 pop
- KokkiliputtugaKanchili mandal2,765 pop
- BalliputtugaKaviti mandal2,727 pop
- KusumpuramKaviti mandal2,618 pop
- VarakhaKaviti mandal2,266 pop
- Deppili GonapaputtugaKaviti mandal2,242 pop
- MandapalleKanchili mandal1,677 pop
Villages near Rushikudda
Other villages in Sompeta mandal
View all 38+ →- Baruva
- Baruvapeta
- Korlam
- Mamidipalle
- Uppalam
- Karthalipalem
- Besiramachandrapuram
- Gollagandi
- Palavalasa
- Zinkibhadra
- Sunkidi
- Palasapuram
- Sirimamidi
- Malagovindapuram
- Tallabhadra
- Benkili
- Gollavooru
- Pothrakonda
- Makannapuram
- Lakkavaram
- Rajam
- Saradapuram
- Ranigam
- Turakasasanam
- Jagathikesapuram
- Vikrampuram
- Jalantrapothangi
- Pathinivalasa
- Ananthapuram
- Padmanabhapuram
- Busabhadra
- Mulapalam
- Damodarapuram
- Birusuwada
- Chikatisompeta
- Jalantrasompeta
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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)