# Medikurthi Village, Kalikiri, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kalikiri, Chittoor 

# Medikurthi

Medikurthi is a village in Kalikiri sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517237**. The 2011 Census counted **3,491 people in 906 households**, the 6th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 3,491people (2011)
- 906households
- 68.1%literacy
- 517237PIN code

## Medikurthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Medikurthi is 517237.** Medikurthi falls in Kalikiri sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517237
- Gram panchayatMedikurthi
- Community development blockKalikiri
- Census village code596071

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Medikurthi from nearby towns?

- Kalikiri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)85 km by road
- Madanapalle (nearest town)46 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 Medikurthi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Medikurthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalikiri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalikiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vayalpad
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Medikurthi known for?

The main crops are **ground nut**. About 25% of the 1,488 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Medikurthi

Of every 100 households in Medikurthi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Medikurthi · ■ Kalikiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**65%

Tap water ****96%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**75%

Use banking services ****65%**

**70%

Television ****44%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Medikurthi?

■ Medikurthi · ■ Kalikiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**950

Working population ****46.1%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 749 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 191 (12%) · **■** Marginal 237 (15%)

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 Kalikiri

- Kalikirireddivari Palle5,874 people
- Gundloor5,172 people
- Guttapalem4,429 people
- Marrikuntapalle3,593 people
- Pathegada2,671 people
- Pallavolu2,484 people
- Mahal2,319 people
- Korlakunta1,618 people

[All 14 villages in Kalikiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kalikiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medikurthi?517237
- How far is Medikurthi from Chittoor?85 km by road
- What is the population of Medikurthi?3,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medikurthi in?Chittoor district (Kalikiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Medikurthi?68.1% (Census 2011)
