# Mellacheruvu Village, Pileru, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/pileru/mellacheruvu/ Village · Pileru, Chittoor # Mellacheruvu Mellacheruvu is a village in Pileru sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 424 households**, the 9th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,561people (2011) - 424households - 54.0%literacy - 517214PIN code ## Mellacheruvu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mellacheruvu is 517214.** Mellacheruvu falls in Pileru sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517214 - Gram panchayatMellacheruvu - Community development blockPileru - Census village code596049 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mellacheruvu from nearby towns? - Pileru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)66 km by road - Tirupati (nearest town)66 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 Mellacheruvu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mellacheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pileru - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pileru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Mellacheruvu known for? The main crops are **ground nut and paddy**. About 25% of the 1,759 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Mellacheruvu Of every 100 households in Mellacheruvu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mellacheruvu · ■ Pileru rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **83% Tap water ****94%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **87% Use banking services ****66%** **72% Television ****27%** **51% Mobile phone ****44%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mellacheruvu? ■ Mellacheruvu · ■ Pileru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **937 Working population ****64.1%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 40.1% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 756 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (20%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 Pileru - Vepulabylu2,531 people - Mudupulavemula2,132 people - Gudarevupalle1,804 people - Agraharam1,595 people - Jandla1,516 people - Yerraguntlapalle1,398 people - Maddelacheruvu710 people - Kavalipalle632 people [All 14 villages in Pileru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/pileru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mellacheruvu?517214 - How far is Mellacheruvu from Chittoor?66 km by road - What is the population of Mellacheruvu?1,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mellacheruvu in?Chittoor district (Pileru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mellacheruvu?54.0% (Census 2011)