# Medapuram Village, Chennekothapalle – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/chennekothapalle/medapuram/ Village · Chennekothapalle, Anantapur # Medapuram Medapuram is a village in Chennekothapalle sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515651**. The 2011 Census counted **6,641 people in 1,678 households**, the 2nd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%. - 6,641people (2011) - 1,678households - 61.2%literacy - 515651PIN code ## Medapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Medapuram is 515651.** Medapuram falls in Chennekothapalle sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515651 - Gram panchayatMedapuram - Community development blockChennekothapalle - Census village code595313 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Medapuram from nearby towns? - Chennekothapalle (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)47 km by road - Dharmavaram (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Medapuram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Medapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmavaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chennekothapalle - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Medapuram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 74% of the 2,317 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Medapuram Of every 100 households in Medapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Medapuram · ■ Chennekothapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****21%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **79% Tap water ****96%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **87% Use banking services ****75%** **76% Television ****57%** **55% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****91%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Medapuram? ■ Medapuram · ■ Chennekothapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **61.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **949 Working population ****50.3%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 48.7% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 805 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (16%) · **■** Household industry 158 (5%) · **■** Other work 471 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,371 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chennekothapalle - Chennekothapalle7,387 people - Kanumukkala6,257 people - Nyamaddala5,676 people - Poletipalle4,413 people - Nagasamudram4,024 people [All 11 villages in Chennekothapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/chennekothapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Medapuram?515651 - How far is Medapuram from Anantapur?47 km by road - What is the population of Medapuram?6,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Medapuram in?Anantapur district (Chennekothapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Medapuram?61.2% (Census 2011)