Z.Bennavaram
Ravikamatham block · Visakhapatanam
district, Andhra Pradesh · PIN 531114
· village code 585837
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 2,989 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 1,542 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
2,989
Male / female
1,451 / 1,538
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,060
Children aged 0–6
315
Literacy rate
46.2%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
284 / 59
Working population
1,778
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
92.2%
Households
791
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Gampavanipalem panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
116
Teachers
3
Students per teacher
39
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
367
Non-farm households
52
Share of households farming, 2020
88%
Net sown area
167 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
167 / 50 / 40
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Gampavanipalem panchayat, Ravikamatham zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹10.20 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹6.63 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹6.98 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹9.84 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹5.41 lakh · received ₹2.66 lakh · spent ₹2.48 lakh · left ₹5.58 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹4.79 lakh · received ₹3.97 lakh · spent ₹4.50 lakh · left ₹4.26 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
17.7838, 82.6900 —
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Biggest
population changes in Visakhapatanam district ·
School
staffing across Visakhapatanam ·
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