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- LGD code
- 582993
- Pincode
- 535145
- Post office
- S Kota
- Population
- 3,094
- Households
- 795
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,572
Census 2011 · in context
How Boddam compares
By population, Boddam ranks #2 of 39 villages in Vepada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Boddam
- 51.2%
- Vepada mandal
- 50.9%
- Vizianagaram district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+3 vs mandal average
- Boddam
- 1,032
- Vepada mandal
- 1,029
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Boddam
- 3.9
- Vepada mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Boddam at a glance
Boddam is a village of 3,094 people in 795 households (Census 2011) in Vepada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 39 villages in Vepada mandal. Literacy is 51%, about the same as the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 535145, served by S Kota post office; the LGD village code is 582993. The village votes in Srungavarapukota assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kolla Lalitha Kumari. The population is estimated at 3,648 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Boddam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- 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
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- VIZIANAGARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BODDAM
- Total area (ha)
- 359
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 130
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Boddam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Boddam
- LGD code
- 582993
- Pincode
- 535145
- Post office
- S Kota
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,094
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,648
- Households
- 795
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Visakhapatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srungavarapukota
- Member of Parliament
- Mathukumilli Bharat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kolla Lalitha Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Vepada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 535145
- SrungavarapukotaSrungavarapukota mandal28,304 pop
- KothavooruSrungavarapukota mandal4,627 pop
- PedakhandepalleSrungavarapukota mandal2,502 pop
- ThimidiSrungavarapukota mandal2,312 pop
- TennuboddavaraSrungavarapukota mandal2,257 pop
- KiltampalemSrungavarapukota mandal2,239 pop
- VeeranarayanamSrungavarapukota mandal1,658 pop
- KondagangupudiVepada mandal1,610 pop
- SantagavarampetaSrungavarapukota mandal1,536 pop
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Other villages named Boddam
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Other villages in Vepada mandal
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- Gudivada
- Vavilapadu
- Vallampudi
- Sompuram
- Banadi
- Nallabilli Kasipathirajapuram
- Ballanki
- Kummapalle
- Paturu
- Dabbirajupeta
- Kondagangupudi
- Krishnarayudupeta
- Singarai
- Athava
- Chinagudipala
- Jakeru
- Pedagudipala
- Srungavarapukota Seetharampuram
- Neelakantarajapuram Agraharam
- Arigipalem
- Mukundapuram
- Ramaswamipeta
- Veeluparthi
- Vobulaiah Palem
- Chamalapalle
- Pedakrishnaraja Puram
- Veldam
- Mycherlasingavaram
- Karakavalasa
- Rayudupeta
- Chamaladivia Graharam
- Marika
- Pedadungada
- Jammadevipeta
- Ankajosyulapalem
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)