# Merlapaka Village, Yerpedu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/yerpedu/merlapaka/ Village · Yerpedu, Chittoor # Merlapaka Merlapaka is a village in Yerpedu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517620**. The 2011 Census counted **2,253 people in 581 households**, the 8th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 2,253people (2011) - 581households - 63.1%literacy - 517620PIN code ## Merlapaka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merlapaka is 517620.** Merlapaka falls in Yerpedu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517620 - Gram panchayatMerlapaka&Amandur - Community development blockYerpedu - Census village code595785 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merlapaka from nearby towns? - Yerpedu (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)72 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)15 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 Merlapaka? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Merlapaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Yerpedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Merlapaka known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 15% of the 932 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Merlapaka Of every 100 households in Merlapaka in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Merlapaka · ■ Yerpedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****15%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **81% Tap water ****68%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **73% Use banking services ****56%** **55% Television ****61%** **52% Mobile phone ****62%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **27% 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 Merlapaka? ■ Merlapaka · ■ Yerpedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **911 Working population ****49.3%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 52.0% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 355 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 441 (40%) · **■** Marginal 56 (5%) 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 Yerpedu - Yerpedu3,185 people - Mahankalideviputtur2,902 people - Chintalapalem2,850 people - Pangur2,631 people - Chellur2,242 people - Kobaka2,084 people - Gudimallam2,071 people - Penumallam2,061 people [All 34 villages in Yerpedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/yerpedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merlapaka?517620 - How far is Merlapaka from Chittoor?72 km by road - What is the population of Merlapaka?2,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merlapaka in?Chittoor district (Yerpedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merlapaka?63.1% (Census 2011)