# Mechiri Village, Rayadurg, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/rayadurg/mechiri/ Village · Rayadurg, Anantapur # Mechiri Mechiri is a village in Rayadurg sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,946 people in 381 households**, the 11th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 1,946people (2011) - 381households - 48.3%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Mechiri PIN code and other codes Mechiri falls in Rayadurg sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayatMechiri - Community development blockRayadurg - Census village code594659 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mechiri from nearby towns? - Rayadurg (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)110 km by road - Rayadurg (nearest town)10 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 Mechiri? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mechiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rayadurg - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rayadurg - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rayadurg - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Mechiri known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sun flower and tobacco**. About 69% of the 886 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Mechiri Of every 100 households in Mechiri in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mechiri · ■ Rayadurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **82% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **93% Use banking services ****77%** **61% Television ****43%** **39% Mobile phone ****46%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****33%** **36% Own their home ****92%** **96% 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 Mechiri? ■ Mechiri · ■ Rayadurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **933 Working population ****57.1%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.6% for men and 39.6% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 402 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 618 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 29 (3%) 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 Rayadurg - Baginayakana Halli3,042 people - D.Kondapuram2,804 people - Bondankal2,454 people - Nagireddipalle2,057 people - Avuladatla1,776 people - Vadrahonnur1,442 people - Kontanapalli1,260 people [All 14 villages in Rayadurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/rayadurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mechiri from Anantapur?110 km by road - What is the population of Mechiri?1,946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mechiri in?Anantapur district (Rayadurg sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mechiri?48.3% (Census 2011)