Digamarru is a village in the
West Godavari district in the state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
,
India
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. It is close to the city of
Palakollu
Palakollu is a city and the administrative headquarters of Palakollu Mandal in Narasapuram revenue division in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Palakollu is situated in Coastal Andhra region of the state. It occupie ...
and is located in
its mandal.
Demographics
Census of India, Digamarru had a population of 4,028. The total population constitute, 2,043 males and 1,985 females with a sex ratio of 972 females per 1,000 males. 412 children in the age group of 0–6 years lived in Digamarru, with the sex ratio being 881 females per 1,000 males. The average literacy rate stands at 78.93%, which is higher than the average literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh of 67.02%. 1,422 people were part of a
scheduled caste. 2,116 people were workers, 1,884 of which had a permanent job.
Agriculture
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-related jobs such as farming are common in Digamarru, with 1,127 people working in agricultural jobs as of 2011.
Climate
The
Köppen climate type is Aw (tropical savanna). The average high temperature of Digamarru in 2021 was 91 degrees, while the average low temperature was 78 degrees.
Transportation
National Highway 165 connects the city with
Pamarru.
National Highway 216
The following highways are numbered 216:
Canada
* Anthony Henday Drive, Alberta Highway 216
* Manitoba Provincial Road 216
* Prince Edward Island Route 216
* Quebec Route 216
* Nova Scotia Route 216
China
* China National Highway 216
Costa Rica
...
also passes through Digamarru. Around July 2017, National Highway 216 from Digamarru to
Ongole
Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen, ...
was enlarged from two lanes to four lanes by the
National Highways Authority of India
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.
References
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Villages in West Godavari district