Komarada

Komarada is a village in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

Komarada
Village
Komarada
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Komarada
Komarada (India)
Coordinates: 18.875052°N 83.4994277°E / 18.875052; 83.4994277
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,551
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
535521
Vehicle registrationAP–35

Demography

As of 2011 Census of India, Komarada had a population of 5,551. The total population constitute, 2,462 males and 3,089 females —a sex ratio of 1255 females per 1000 males. 427 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 204 are boys and 223 are girls —a ratio of 1093 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 69.03% with 3,537 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1][3]

Government and politics

Komarada gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. The elected members of the gram panchayat is headed by a sarpanch.[4] The sarpanch of the villages was awarded Nirmala Grama Puraskaram for the year 2013.[5]

References
  1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. "Mandal wise list of villages in Vizianagaram district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170992271.
  5. "2 Terms for Sarpanch Proposed to Centre". The New Indian Express. Visakhapatnam. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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