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- LGD code
- 583067
- Pincode
- 535183
- Post office
- Kothavalasa
- Population
- 257
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1008 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
- Distance to district centre
- 39 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 310 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 499 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kottavalasa Junction · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Viyyampeta · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Narapam compares
By population, Narapam ranks #26 of 26 villages in Kothavalasa mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
43.2%
−12.7% vs mandal average
- Narapam
- 43.2%
- Kothavalasa mandal
- 55.9%
- Vizianagaram district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
−23 vs mandal average
- Narapam
- 1,008
- Kothavalasa mandal
- 1,031
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Narapam
- 3.8
- Kothavalasa mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Narapam at a glance
Narapam is a village of 257 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Kothavalasa mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 26th-largest of 26 villages in Kothavalasa mandal. Literacy is 43%, 13 points below the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 4 km from Balighattam, the nearest town, 5 km from Kottavalasa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535183, served by Kothavalasa post office; the LGD village code is 583067. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Viyyampeta, 2 km away. The village votes in Srungavarapukota assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kolla Lalitha Kumari. The population is estimated at 280 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Veerabhadrapuram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narapam · this village | 257 | 43% | — |
| Veerabhadra Puram · Kothavalasa | 6,310 | 57% | 0.9 km SE |
| Devada · Kothavalasa | 1,751 | 54% | 2 km W |
| Nimmalapalem · Koyyuru | 157 | 40% | 2 km E |
| Nimmalapalem · Gudem Kotha Veedhi | 280 | 56% | 2 km E |
| Nimmalapalem · Rampachodavaram | 392 | 20% | 2 km E |
| Nimmalapalem · Chinthapalli | 44 | 16% | 2 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Narapam
- 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)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VISAKHAPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- V.B.PURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 320
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.53
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Narapam
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Key facts — Narapam
- LGD code
- 583067
- Pincode
- 535183
- Post office
- Kothavalasa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 257
- Population (projected 2026)
- 280
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1008
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Coordinates
- 17.92823°N, 83.16221°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Visakhapatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srungavarapukota
- Member of Parliament
- Mathukumilli Bharat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kolla Lalitha Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Kothavalasa
Getting there
How to reach Narapam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati310 kmcapital
- Hyderabad499 km
- Chennai621 km
- Kolkata749 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKottavalasa Junction5 km
- Bus stopViyyampeta1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Viyyampeta2 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda3 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
- CollegeSri Narayana Defence Academy Junior & Degree College15 km
- Police stationKothavalsa Police Station4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Viyyampeta1.3 km
- Health centre
- Government Hospital,Viyyampeta1.5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Narapam
1 Church, 5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Narapam
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 535183
- Veerabhadra PuramKothavalasa mandal6,310 pop
- Mindivalasa RamachandrapuramKothavalasa mandal3,957 pop
- CheepuruvalasaKothavalasa mandal3,181 pop
- KallepalleLakkavarapukota mandal2,928 pop
- RelliKothavalasa mandal2,418 pop
- ArdhannapalemKothavalasa mandal2,390 pop
- BalighattamKothavalasa mandal2,054 pop
- KummapalleVepada mandal1,967 pop
- DevadaKothavalasa mandal1,751 pop
Villages near Narapam
Other villages in Kothavalasa mandal
View all 27 →- Chintalapalem
- Veerabhadra Puram
- Mindivalasa Ramachandrapuram
- Cheepuruvalasa
- Kantakapalle
- Relli
- Ardhannapalem
- Balighattam
- Katakapalle
- Devada
- Ramalingapuram
- Santhapalem
- Uttarapalle
- Musiram
- Denderu
- Gulivindada
- Nimmalapalem
- Dathi
- Ganisettipalem
- Cheedivalasa
- Chinaraopalle
- Chinnipalem
- Sundarayyapeta
- Rayapurajupeta
- Pedaraopalle
- Kothavalasa (Ct)
- Tummikapalle (Ct)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)